Online interaction with extremist content can be linked to the commission of real-world violent crimes, an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) research project released on Thursday concluded. The ADL's Center on Extremism followed the timeline of radicalization that led two teenagers, Natalie…[Continue Reading...]
Vulnerable young Australians are being targeted and recruited into extremist organisations. Sometimes, adult recruiters use grooming and coercion. Young people are seen as easy targets because they are looking for a place to belong, rather than holding deep-seated ideological beliefs.…[Continue Reading...]
In the years and months leading up to the deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow repeatedly threatened to take her life, was flagged for idolizing past school shooters and made TikTok videos demonstrating her salvo of…[Continue Reading...]
The FBI is investigating at least 250 people who may be tied to online networks that target children. These networks encourage kids to hurt themselves, other minors or even animals. In some countries, they have been tied to mass casualty…[Continue Reading...]
A summer camp sponsored by an Islamic charity accused of backing Iran could expose children as young as nine to extreme views, it has been claimed. Camp Wilayah, which is run by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM) charity, offers activities…[Continue Reading...]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The arrest of a Conway teen accused of trying to join ISIS has raised lingering questions about how he allegedly became involved in the group, and a national cybersecurity expert thinks it is easier than…[Continue Reading...]
MINNESOTA — Accused assassin Vance Boelter was a popular high-school athlete before becoming born again in his teens, moving into a tent in the park to preach and eventually morphing into an apparent far-right Christian. Boelter — a 57-year-old married…[Continue Reading...]
The EU-Southeast Asia Symposium on Youth Radicalisation was held in Singapore on 22-23 April with the goal of facilitating exchange of expertise between government stakeholders and practitioners from EU institutions, EU Member States and Southeast Asia partner countries on the troubling current trend…[Continue Reading...]
John Leicester’s investigative reporting uncovered a disturbing international trend: a growing number of underage terrorist suspects who are being radicalized online—often through video games and explicit content. The story began when a French counterterrorism prosecutor gave a speech raising concerns…[Continue Reading...]
Counter Terrorism officers from the Met Police are urging parents across London to be aware of the signs that might indicate that their child could be vulnerable to radicalization or being drawn into dangerous forms of violent extremism. The call…[Continue Reading...]
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