Facebook's friend suggestions helped connect extremistsThe online fight against terrorism involves more than just deleting posts.By J. Fingas, 05.06.2018
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
Twitter and YouTube wouldn't delete an extremist cleric's posts (update: gone)They only sometimes gave policy as a reason, even after his arrest.By J. Fingas, 08.17.2016
Twitter was quick to pull extremist tweets following Nice attackThe social network is taking a more proactive approach to fighting pro-terrorist posts.By J. Fingas, 07.17.2016
ISIS' Twitter traffic reportedly dropped 45 percent in 2 yearsThe US credits the plunge to efforts to fight online extremism.By J. Fingas, 07.10.2016
ISIS worries that fake Android apps are spying on its ranksExtremists may be inadvertently revealing their plans.By J. Fingas, 06.05.2016
US launches its first cyberattacks against ISISBombs and missiles aren't the only ways to fight extremism.By J. Fingas, 04.25.2016
Twitter reportedly struggles to keep ISIS accounts offlineIt's deleting accounts only slightly faster than extremists can create them.By J. Fingas, 04.13.2016
Pro-ISIS hackers threaten Facebook and Twitter over crackdownsThe extremists aren't happy about losing key propaganda channels.By J. Fingas, 02.24.2016
Report: ISIS's Twitter propaganda efforts have stalledTwitter's most recent crackdown appears to be working.By A. Tarantola, 02.18.2016
ISIS help desk tells jihadis how to hide from authoritiesIts purpose is to help members avoid Western surveillance.By M. Moon, 02.11.2016
US leaders meet with tech CEOs to fight terrorism onlineTop brass from the FBI and beyond are meeting with Facebook, Google, Twitter and other top internet firms.By J. Fingas, 01.07.2016