Telecoms giant Ericsson may have paid ISIS for access to IraqThe company admits finding purchases for transport routes in Iraq controlled by the terrorist group.By M. Moon, 02.16.2022
Amazon disables ISIS propaganda website using AWS to host content (updated)It's been around since April, at least.By M. Moon, 08.28.2021
US officials seize cryptocurrency accounts tied to al-Qaeda and ISISAgents recouped about $2 million worth of virtual currency in total.By K. Holt, 08.13.2020
TikTok is the latest platform to pull ISIS propaganda videosMembers of the Islamic State shared videos with heart and star filters and catchy songs.By C. Fisher, 10.21.2019
Burned alive for using a smartphoneIn ISIS-held Iraq, an internet connection was an act of resistance.By B. Plackett, 04.05.2019
Hackers seize dormant Twitter accounts to push terrorist propagandaThey've been exploiting old security holes to spread hateful ideology.By J. Fingas, 01.02.2019
Facebook's friend suggestions helped connect extremistsThe online fight against terrorism involves more than just deleting posts.By J. Fingas, 05.06.2018
Facebook details its fight to stop terrorist contentNearly all of the content it has removed this year was spotted by AI tools.By M. Locklear, 04.23.2018
Appeals court throws out case blaming Twitter for ISIS attacksThe lawsuit followed the death of two US government contractors in Jordan.By R. England, 02.01.2018
Twitter can’t separate verification from validationIt's times like these when we miss the Fail Whale most.By A. Tarantola, 11.09.2017
Twitter suspended over 935,000 terror-related accounts since 2015It suspended just under 300,000 during the first half of this year.By M. Locklear, 09.19.2017
US citizen allegedly used fake eBay sales to hide ISIS fundingThe FBI says he received $8,700 from ISIS operatives abroad.By M. Locklear, 08.11.2017
Afghanistan’s all-girl teen robotics team denied entry to USTheir robot will be able to compete, but they’ll have to watch from home.By M. Locklear, 06.30.2017
Google bets AI and human oversight will curb online extremismIt's promising a multi-pronged approach to thwarting terrorists.By J. Fingas, 06.18.2017
Terror attack victims claim social media enables extremismRelatives of those killed in the San Bernardino attack are suing Twitter, Facebook and Google.By D. Cooper, 05.05.2017
ISIS created its own social network to spread propagandaThe move comes as big networks like Twitter continue to crack down on ISIS material.By N. Ingraham, 05.04.2017
US Air Force buys counter-drone tech to battle ISISIt's not clear whether it's jamming them or shooting them down.By S. Dent, 03.06.2017
ISIS has converted commercial drones into bombersNew images show how the terrorist organization makes weapons out of quadcopters.By J. Conditt, 01.16.2017
France jailed a man for visiting pro-ISIS websitesHe claimed that his web history was the result of curiosity. By T. Seppala, 12.01.2016
Hacker faces 20 years in prison for helping ISISArdit Ferizi is the first hacker prosecuted in the US for an act of terrorism.By J. Fingas, 09.25.2016