Abstract

CANO-PANOS, Miguel Ángel. The expansión, intensification, and seduction of Islamist terrorism through the internet: A criminological analysis. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.26, pp.270-287. ISSN 1900-6586.  https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.431.

The presence of Islamist terrorism on the Internet has changed quantitatively and qualitatively in recent years. Never, has it been easier to access all kinds of extremist propaganda through the net, in regular and social networks; in particular, thanks to Web 2.0. The stated objective of organizations such as the Islamic State is to spread an extremist ideology and subculture that justifies violence. This group directs its attention, above all, to young Muslims in the Western Diaspora. In this context, this paper analyzes the evolution of the presence of Islamist terrorism on the Internet for which it focuses on the measures recently approved in Europe to confront this ubiquitous, diffuse, and, at the same time, extremely dangerous threat.

Keywords : extremism; intelligence services; Internet: Islamic State; Islamist terrorism; social media.

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