CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2014 onwards, the issue of the misuse of modern communication technology via the internet and social media came to the forefront of the public mind. While in general, the activities of ISIL members online where only a continuation of the technological adaptation already started by the global Al-Qaida network, ISIL’s propaganda and communications skills took this adaptation to new heights, in part reflecting the tech-savvy skills of the younger generation of radicals that joined the terror group. The recent terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand makes it clear that the misuse of internet and social media services is not limited to organisations such as Al-Qaida or ISIL but extremist right-wing terrorists have 'discovered' the opportunities of such services for their activities to share information and connect on an international scale. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has been monitoring and documenting the increasing online activities of right-wing extremist groups around the globe for a number of years already.”