Axel Rudakubana was 17 when he murdered three young girls in Southport back in July 2024. The horrific attack came after years of Rudakubana watching extreme and violent content online, without any supervision. A new report from the Southport Inquiry…[Continue Reading...]
Colorado mom Dana Grueser is still trying to piece together how her sweet son ended up on a locked ward screaming at her for being a Nazi and begging for his phone. “Yeah,” sighs Dana. “It’s a lot.” At this…[Continue Reading...]
Portugal’s government and PJ criminal police have issued fresh warnings about the dangers of online radicalisation and hate content, particularly among children and young people, during the launch of a new national awareness campaign this Tuesday. Speaking at the conference…[Continue Reading...]
SINGAPORE — Within a year of consuming extremist content, a 14-year-old boy supported ISIS, far-right and far-left extremism, communism, hated women and Jews, and idolised Osama bin Laden, Hitler and Kim Jung-il. He was in contact with several foreign extremists,…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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