Why terrorists like Isil will always be one step ahead of us
“I’m using Facebook to target various nationalist-related groups and inviting every single member [to become a my Facebook friend] … aaaaarrrrggh:/ It’s driving me nuts, lol”, wrote Anders Breivik in...
View ArticleThe lighter side of the dark net
The dark net. It sounds quite terrifying – and, having written a book on the subject, I can tell you that it often is. It’s shorthand to describe the hidden and encrypted part of the internet beyond...
View ArticleBy glamorising YouTube beheadings, we make Isil murderers celebrities
A British man spouts nonsense in front of a camera, does something incredibly stupid, becomes an internet video hit. It happens every couple of months, but never before in a way that’s done so much to...
View ArticleBeyond parody: National Union of Students won't condemn the Islamic State
So, the other day, a Kurdish student attempted to get the National Union of Students to pass a motion condemning the "Islamic State". It's a pretty uncontroversial motion; after all, what Isil are...
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