Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
Parents of 764 victim file wrongful death lawsuit against Discord
The parents of a Seattle-area teenager who was allegedly pushed to take his own life by a member of the online extremist network “764” have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Discord, claiming the social media giant “caused” their son’s suicide and “abetted one of the most depraved and dangerous child abuse cults in modern…
Read MoreDutch police arrest 15 over ‘Islamic State’ TikTok posts
Fifteen people suspected of spreading “Islamic State” (IS) propaganda on TikTok were arrested in raids across the Netherlands by Dutch police on Tuesday. The Dutch public prosecution office said the 15 suspects were trying to “incite others to commit terrorist crimes” through IS propaganda, which included calls to join the Islamist terrorist group while glorifying…
Read MoreWimauma teen tied to Neo-Nazi satanic group, charged with terrorism, child porn
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced Wednesday the arrest of a 14-year-old suspect from Wimauma on terrorism and child pornography charges. According to HCSO, authorities received a tip on Jan. 31 about Jose Pagan Jr., claiming the teen had access to weapons and was planning to conduct a mass shooting at a church near…
Read More‘Southport copycat attack’ teen pleads guilty to possessing Al-Qaeda and ricin documents
A teenager who “called 999 and referred to a Southport stabbings copycat attack” has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. The white British boy, from Kirkby, appearing before Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, entered guilty pleas to four counts of possession of documents likely to be used in preparing acts of terrorism, including a PDF file…
Read MoreLong Beach man agrees to plead guilty to charges that he built bomb, sought to aid ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he sent payments to ISIS and possessed a homemade bomb inside his home, according to court papers obtained today. Mark Villanueva, 29, will enter his plea on Jan. 26 in downtown Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support…
Read MoreUK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training
Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in…
Read MoreLeader of Transnational Terrorist Group Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Soliciting Hate Crimes and Murder, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove, California, — leader of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group — was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins to 360 months in prison for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. “From the comfort of her…
Read MoreYouth arrested in Ontario for posting ISIS videos, seeking firearms
The RCMP has arrested a minor in Ontario on ISIS-related terrorism charges amid a surge in youth radicalization that is concerning security officials. The arrest occurred on Nov. 4 but was only announced on Tuesday in an RCMP news release that revealed he had been charged with two terrorism offences. The youth, who cannot be…
Read MoreGainesville man arrested on federal terrorism threat charges for TikTok posts
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group. Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging him with six counts of transmitting…
Read MoreEuropol and partner countries combat online radicalisation on gaming platforms
Europol supported eight countries in identifying and removing racist and xenophobic propaganda shared on gaming and gaming-related platforms. The Referral Action Day, involving Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, led to the referral of thousands of URLs leading to dangerous and illicit online material. Conducted on 13 November 2025, this operational action…
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