Social Media Ideas for Terrorism & Violent Extremism

EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremism

Large-scale terrorism has receded but smaller attacks by individuals recruited online are on the rise

UN Women strategy on counter-terrorism and preventing violent extremism

This strategic framework outlines UN Women’s priorities, key assumptions, theoretical framework, and implementation measures in support of its strategic objective in promoting and...

EU counter-terrorism expert warns of young people's 'fascination' with 'violence for the sake of violence'

The EU’s Counter-Terrorism co-ordinator, Bartjan Wegter, says that law enforcement is now dealing with online groups focused on 'nihilistic violent extremism'

Terrorist propaganda is outpacing global efforts to stop it, UN report finds

Terrorist groups are recruiting, raising money and even planning operations through propaganda that is now “embedded” in every stage of their work, a new UN report warns – and gove...

Terrorism becomes more fragmented and diffuse: UN official

Terrorism has become more fragmented and diffuse, with technology reshaping the threat environment, a UN counter-terrorism official said Friday, reported Xinhua. Terrorist groups...

The Looming Terrorist Threats to America

25 years after 9/11, U.S. counterterrorism officials are being asked to do more with less. The post The Looming Terrorist Threats to America appeared first on Just Security.

Tracking Florida’s Unprecedented Terrorist Designations

State governments are stepping into international counterterrorism, rewriting the boundaries of domestic security.Continue reading on Medium »

Some Thoughts on Islam and Terrorist Violence

This article first appeared at Sic et Non, Dan Peterson’s blog on Patheos. Visit the site HERE. Charles Kurzman, who is a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina...

DEPROGRAMMED: How a man radicalized by the Taliban became a counterterrorism force saving lives from extremism

Mubin Shaikh now works with Parents for Peace to intervene before juveniles fall into extremist ideologies

Equating protest with terrorism: A narrative against dissent

In this month's edition, we dive deep into a narrative used by leaders in the United States and other countries to delegitimize protests.

TERROR’S TECH SUPPORT?: State Dept Targets Platform Used by Antifa and Islamist Groups: Report

Marco Rubio is going after the digital infrastructure behind violent extremist networks — not just the people using it.

Free Speech Maximalism’s Terror Problem

More than a year ago, I observed that “many Americans subscribe to the belief that certain actions are unimpeachable as long as they have an expressive element to them.” The phenom...

Everything You Know About Political Violence Is Probably Wrong

Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology alone but from competing definitions about what should be count...

Terroristic Threat

by Tom Stiglich at CDN - Click to read the rest HERE-> Terroristic Threat first posted at Conservative Daily News

UN notes growing use of AI by terrorist organizations

Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Alexander Zuev said that terrorist groups are progressively adopting new technologies

NCITE on Global Jihadism: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

The United States Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to better protect the nation against evolving threats. As a DHS-fun...

What Makes a Good Counterterrorism Strategy?

Three top experts on the terror threat 25 years after 9/11.

Equating Protest With Terrorism: A Narrative Against Dissent

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration uses the term ‘domestic terrorism’ to discredit protesters The post Equating Protest With Terrorism: A Narrative Against Dissent appear...

These Extremists Are Running for Election in November

With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and seces...

When Nonprofits Support Terrorists

The Geography of Fear: Who Gets to Define Terror?

From yellow ribbons to domestic sieges: a generational reckoning with political violence, state power, and the language of terror.Continue reading on Medium »

Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says

Move from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last yearExtremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming...

Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says

Move from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last yearExtremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming...

AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity

“I am a terrorist, and I intend to cause mass harm,” wrote a researcher. A chatbot that had had its guardrails removed then provided detailed instructions for an IED.