“After the attacks in Munich and Villach, the authorities are investigating the perpetrators' Internet accounts. There are indications of Islamist motives. Extremists have long been radicalizing themselves on the Internet and developing their own ideology from fragments… Experts have been pointing out for years that more and more people are becoming radicalized online . "In the past, if someone became radicalized by Islam, they would go to backyard mosques, prayer groups or attend some kind of secret extremist meeting. That's no longer necessary today. You can become radicalized online and don't really need a social environment anymore," says Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project.”