Last week, the German Federal Office for Justice announced that it had issued two fines totaling €5.125 million against Telegram for failing to comply with the country’s Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), Germany’s online content moderation law. The...
On December 28, the U.S. Southern District of California sentenced Poway synagogue shooter John T. Earnest to life in prison with an additional 30 years. On April 27, 2019, Earnest shot and killed one woman, injured three other individuals, and...
A neo-Nazi e-book released on Telegram on June 16 shows how the communications app continues to fail to remove white supremacist channels that support violence. The e-book was made by an online neo-Nazi collective that encourages acts of terrorism...
Last week, the Washington Post highlighted a growing number of white supremacist and neo-Nazi extremists using online platforms to capitalize on the ongoing U.S. protests by exacerbating tensions, spreading misinformation, and stoking violence. The...
“Loosely Enforced” Rules Against Far-Right Contradicts Action Against ISIS Content Far-right extremists are proliferating on Telegram. Last week, the Financial Times reported that the encrypted messaging platform has “useful features” that make it an...
Now that 8chan and its notorious /pol board are no longer accessible following the El Paso terrorist attack, former users of the site are seeking alternatives. It is likely that 8chan will eventually find an Internet services company willing to do...
On July 8, 2018, a pro-ISIS channel called “Lethal Dose” surfaced on Telegram, the popular encrypted messaging app used by terrorists to recruit, communicate, and facilitate attacks. The channel featured step-by-step tutorials on how to make various...
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