Online Extremism

• The online trail of the Canadian arrested in the U.K. for terrorism

  The U.S.-based MEMRI said Khaled Hussein was a 'staunch supporter' of the Islamic Thinkers Society.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
  
• Fighting extremist content online: Feds dedicate $1.9M to terrorist analytic tool

  "We need to confront the rise of hate and violent extremism," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a tweet on Tuesday as he announced the $1.9 million in funding.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2022
  
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• Canadian ISIS sniper broke 2 anti-terrorism laws, RCMP alleges in unsealed document

  The RCMP filed the allegations in court to secure a production order requiring Global News to hand over recordings of its interview with Muhammad Ali.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2021
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• Proud Boys Canada says it was never a ‘white supremacy’ group, dissolves itself

  Founded in 2016, the Proud Boys began as an organization protesting political correctness and perceived constraints on masculinity in the United States and Canada.

  Canada

  May 2, 2021
• Proud Boys Canada still online after being listed as terror group

  The Middle East Media Research Institute said the Canadian Proud Boys operated two Telegram channels where they posted calls to violence.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2021
• Canadians support government crackdown on hate and racism on social media, poll finds

  The Abacus Data poll was commissioned by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2021
• How the Toronto-registered websites of al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban were taken down

  The Canadian government has vowed to work with the technology industry to tackle online extremism, but two recent cases have raised questions.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2020
• Ontario Tech University partners with Facebook to tackle online hate

  Facebook has teamed up with Ontario Tech's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism. The partnership is being made to help identify and counter an increasing issue with hate-inspired websites.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020
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• Despite crackdown on incels, their discussion forums are still online

  Internet discussion groups for incels are a swamp of self-pity, conspiracy theory and outright justification of violence.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2020
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• Kicked off Facebook, Canadian far-right groups resurface on the internet’s fringes

  “Unfortunately, this is the best strategy we have right now for dealing with extremism online,” an expert says.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2020