Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young

The focus of the Security Police yearbook, which will be presented on Monday, is on young people and the threats they face, both through Russian influence and through the activities of extremist groups.

On the computer, the 14-year-old had large amounts of extremely violent violence against people and animals. School staff expressed concern that he would become Sweden's next school shooter. On January 4, he stabbed a strange woman and live-streamed the act for about 30 people. - I found a person who was alone in the dark and then they said: come on, go and kill him, he says in questioning.

Radicalised at 12: Alarming rise of child terror suspects in Europe

The mother told criminal investigators that she'd thought her son had been playing video games and doing homework during the hours he spent in his room.

Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young

Across Europe and further afield, counterterrorism agencies are grappling with a new generation of young people who are being radicalized online and consuming ultraviolent content produced by extremist groups and their supporters.

Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially and ethnically motivated extremist forum · CrimRxiv

Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are increasingly interested in examining online posting behaviors in virtual communities known to facilitate violent racially and ethnically motivated extremism. However, little is empirically known about how such behaviors develop ...

How Liminal Warfare is Reshaping Modern Terrorism

Liminal warfare and digital terrorism Explores how modern terrorism operates in the digital age through the lens of liminal warfare. This article examines the role of social media, viral spectacle, and symbolic violence in shaping today’s extremist threats, drawing on insights from Dr. David Kilcullen and case studies like ISIS and stochastic terror attacks. A must-read for security professionals, researchers, and counterterrorism strategists.