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world26 days ago

California woman sentenced for leading terrorist and hate crime group from suburban home

A California woman, Dallas Humber, was sentenced to 30 years for leading a transnational terrorist group from her home, which promoted violence and hate crimes online, inspiring attacks worldwide. She was convicted of soliciting hate crimes, planning murders, and supporting terrorists, with links to several terror plots and acts of violence. The group was designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department.

via Los Angeles Times|
#california#hate-crimes#online-extremism
crime4 months ago

FBI Investigates Shooter's Online Activity Before Colorado School Attack

A 16-year-old student, Desmond Holly, shot and wounded two students at Evergreen High School before shooting himself, with witnesses describing a struggle before the final shots. The shooter was radicalized online with extremist content, and authorities confirmed he acted alone. The incident led to school closures and increased security measures.

via The Denver Post|
#crime#evergreen-high-school#gun-violence
world4 months ago

Minneapolis School Shooting: Motives, Suspect, and Victims

The Minneapolis church shooting, which resulted in multiple casualties, appears to lack a clear ideological motive. Instead, analysts suggest the shooter was influenced by a chaotic mix of extremist and violent references online, driven more by a desire for violence and notoriety than by specific beliefs. The case highlights the complex and often incoherent online influences that can contribute to such acts of violence.

via NPR|
#extremism-analysis#ideological-motives#mass-violence
technology1 year ago

"Judge dismisses Elon Musk's defamation case against hate speech watchdog"

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk and X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which researches online hate, after Musk and X accused the nonprofit of spreading misleading claims and illegally scraping data. The judge stated that the lawsuit was brought to punish CCDH for criticizing X and to dissuade others from engaging in such criticism. The ruling is seen as a victory for free speech and research, with CCDH's legal team emphasizing that even the world's wealthiest man cannot bend the rule of law to his will. Despite this setback, Musk is pursuing a similar lawsuit against Media Matters for America in Texas.

via TechCrunch|
#center-for-countering-digital-hate#elon-musk#lawsuit
education2 years ago

Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard as a fellow.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be heading to Harvard University this fall to complete dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Ardern will be serving as the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow and the Hauser Leader in the School’s Center for Public Leadership. She will also be studying ways to contain extremist content online. Ardern will be gone for a semester but will return at the end of the fellowships.

via CNN|
#education#fellowships#harvard-university
politics2 years ago

Jacinda Ardern joins fight against online extremism.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call, a group aimed at eliminating terrorist and violent extremist content online. Ardern launched the initiative with French President Emmanuel Macron in 2019 after a white supremacist gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch. The group has since been signed up to by over 50 countries and tech companies including Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Twitter. Ardern will begin the part-time role this month and will not receive any pay. She has also joined the board of trustees for The Earthshot Prize, an environmental charity started by Britain’s Prince William in 2020.

via ABC News|
#christchurch-call#earthshot-prize#environmental-charity
politics2 years ago

Jacinda Ardern Joins Fight Against Online Extremism and Terrorism.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will serve as an unpaid special envoy for the Christchurch Call, an initiative she co-founded in 2019 to combat extremism online. She will also join the board of Prince William's Earthshot Prize, awarded for contributions to environmentalism. Ardern stepped down as prime minister in January and will give her final speech in parliament on Wednesday.

via Reuters.com|
#christchurch-call#environmentalism#jacinda-ardern