Security Council Concerned About Online Terrorism
“The Internet due to weak censorship, easy access, the presence of a huge potential audience and the anonymity of communication is becoming increasingly important in the activities of extremists and terrorists,” said Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Valentin Sobolev.
Speaking at the second international conference “Terrorism and Electronic Mass Media”, Sobolev cited data showing that there are now about 4,800 sites belonging to extremist organizations on the Internet, whereas in 1998 there were only 12. “Currently, almost all terrorist , extremist and rebel organizations and groups have their own websites, - RIA "Novosti" quotes Sobolev. “Despite the large number and geographical dispersion, they all share common features: attractive color and graphic design, well thought-out interface and youth orientation.”
According to him, “the Internet provides an opportunity for terrorist organizations to reach out to a huge audience to promote their goals and ideology, exchange information, including visual information in the form of maps, military and technical documentation.” Therefore, special attention in the joint work of the media and special services "must be given to countering the so-called information-oriented extremism," the deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council added.
Speaking at the second international conference “Terrorism and Electronic Mass Media”, Sobolev cited data showing that there are now about 4,800 sites belonging to extremist organizations on the Internet, whereas in 1998 there were only 12. “Currently, almost all terrorist , extremist and rebel organizations and groups have their own websites, - RIA "Novosti" quotes Sobolev. “Despite the large number and geographical dispersion, they all share common features: attractive color and graphic design, well thought-out interface and youth orientation.”
According to him, “the Internet provides an opportunity for terrorist organizations to reach out to a huge audience to promote their goals and ideology, exchange information, including visual information in the form of maps, military and technical documentation.” Therefore, special attention in the joint work of the media and special services "must be given to countering the so-called information-oriented extremism," the deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council added.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/2091/
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