"The Base has made a name for itself with a series of propaganda videos and rapid growth over the last two years. But the apprehension of members accused of making actual preparations for violence is a turning point, said Josh Lipowsky, senior...

"The Base has become a growing concern for the F.B.I. as it has worked to recruit more people to its violent cause. The Base is an 'accelerationist group that encourages the onset on anarchy,' according to the Counter Extremism Project, a group that...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst specializing in white nationalist terrorism at the Counter Extremism Project, said that if Mathews was an ISIS member the significance of his alleged, illegal entry into the U.S. and his training of other...

"The Counter Extremism Project says The Base is a "neo-Nazi, white-supremacist network that describes itself as an 'international survivalist and self-defense network' that seeks to train their members for fighting a race war.""

"Here is how the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that tracks extremist groups, and the Anti-Defamation League, characterize the group: - The Base is an "accelerationist group that encourages the onset (of)...

"The Base is described by the Counter Extremism Project as 'a neo-Nazi, white-supremacist network that describes itself as an 'international survivalist and self-defense network',' seeking to train their members for fighting a 'race war.' It is...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst for the Counter Extremism Project, said that the arrest of The Base members was “welcome news, especially considering that it’s reported that they were armed and discussing attending upcoming pro-firearms...

"The three men were members of a neo-Nazi group known as The Base, which describes itself as an international network that is training its members to fight in a race war, according to the Counter Extremism Project."

"The Base is an 'international survivalist and self-defense network’ that seeks to train their members for fighting a race war,' according to the Counter Extremism Project, a group that monitors white supremacist hate groups. The organization has an...

Tech & Terrorism: Following Public Outcry and Government Criticism, Facebook Makes Another Reactive Policy Change

Last week, Facebook announced a new policy change in their aim to eliminate deepfakes and the spread of manipulated media ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In their updated Manipulated Media section of their Community Standards, Facebook said...