US officials seize cryptocurrency accounts tied to al-Qaeda and ISIS
Agents recouped about $2 million worth of virtual currency in total.
ISIS
TikTok is the latest platform to pull ISIS propaganda videos
Members of the Islamic State shared videos with heart and star filters and catchy songs.
Burned alive for using a smartphone
In ISIS-held Iraq, an internet connection was an act of resistance.
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Hackers seize dormant Twitter accounts to push terrorist propaganda
They've been exploiting old security holes to spread hateful ideology.
Facebook's friend suggestions helped connect extremists
The online fight against terrorism involves more than just deleting posts.
Facebook details its fight to stop terrorist content
Nearly all of the content it has removed this year was spotted by AI tools.
Appeals court throws out case blaming Twitter for ISIS attacks
The lawsuit followed the death of two US government contractors in Jordan.
Twitter can’t separate verification from validation
It's times like these when we miss the Fail Whale most.
Twitter suspended over 935,000 terror-related accounts since 2015
It suspended just under 300,000 during the first half of this year.
US citizen allegedly used fake eBay sales to hide ISIS funding
The FBI says he received $8,700 from ISIS operatives abroad.
Afghanistan’s all-girl teen robotics team denied entry to US
Their robot will be able to compete, but they’ll have to watch from home.
Google bets AI and human oversight will curb online extremism
It's promising a multi-pronged approach to thwarting terrorists.
Terror attack victims claim social media enables extremism
Relatives of those killed in the San Bernardino attack are suing Twitter, Facebook and Google.
ISIS created its own social network to spread propaganda
The move comes as big networks like Twitter continue to crack down on ISIS material.
US Air Force buys counter-drone tech to battle ISIS
It's not clear whether it's jamming them or shooting them down.
ISIS has converted commercial drones into bombers
New images show how the terrorist organization makes weapons out of quadcopters.
France jailed a man for visiting pro-ISIS websites
He claimed that his web history was the result of curiosity.
Hacker faces 20 years in prison for helping ISIS
Ardit Ferizi is the first hacker prosecuted in the US for an act of terrorism.
Google aims its terrorist-dissuading ads at North America
They're also using them to target white supremacists.
