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Terrorism and the Internet
Course modified date: 9 Jun 2022
In this course we will look at some of the ways extremist groups exploit the internet for their own means, and the safeguards and protections that are in place to try and prevent this from happening.
Introduction
Our
interconnected digital world has many advantages to us, but unfortunately it
also has many advantages to people who spread extremist views and support and
encourage terrorism. The global nature of the internet makes it very easy for
people anywhere in the world to target and recruit vulnerable individuals, as
well as encourage and organise terrorist attacks even from beyond the UK
itself.
In this course we will look at some of the ways extremist groups exploit the internet for their own means, and the safeguards and protections that are in place to try and prevent this from happening.
Terrorist and extremist groups use the internet for a variety of different reasons.
· Recruiting new supporters and members
· Sharing their extremist beliefs and ideas
· Communicating with their supporters and members
· Encouraging others to commit terrorist activity
· Co-ordinating terrorist activity
You will learn
- Understand why terrorists use the internet
- Know where you might encounter extremism online
- Understand what the government is doing to limit terrorist use of the internet
- Know what to do if you encounter extreme content online
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