Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups

After lying low for years in the aftermath of January 6, militia extremist groups and profiles have been quietly reorganizing and ramping up recruitment and rhetoric on Facebook.

Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Use Pro-ISIS Content To Encourage Acts Of Terrorism

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identi...

Iraq thinks ISIS is gone. The U.S. begs to differ.

The Biden administration has clear interests in maintaining troop presence in Iraq.

Indonesian Terrorists’ Attempts to Interfere with the 2024 Indonesian Election

Manhattan Woman Convicted of Using Crypto to Fund Terror Groups in Syria (Published 2024)

The woman, Victoria Jacobs, provided support to a military contractor that has been called “the Blackwater of jihad.”

UN experts: Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe

U.N. experts say the terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some...

Alleged ISIS cyber work prompts US sanctions on two Egyptian nationals

The Treasury Department said Egyptian nationals Mu’min Al-Mawji Mahmud Salim and Sarah Jamal Muhammad Al-Sayyid provided the militant group ISIS with technical help, including the use of cryptocurr...

Two Canadians Who Police Link to Neo-Nazis Face Terrorism Charges (Published 2023)

The men created extremist manifestoes and recruiting videos, officials say.

Substack Has a Nazi Problem

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans

A WIRED analysis of more than 100 restricted channels shows these communities remain active, and content shared within them often spreads to channels accessible to the public.

Wirecard hacker sentenced to 80 months in prison

US prosecutors say Aviram Azari orchestrated and facilitated ‘international hacking-for-hire spearphishing campaign’

AI firms join Christchurch Call as Ardern continues fight against extremist content

OpenAI and Anthropic both signed onto the global pledge to block terror-mongering online.

Social Media’s ‘Frictionless Experience’ for Terrorists

These platforms were already imperfect. Now extremist groups are making sophisticated use of their vulnerabilities.