Current Trends in Digital Extremism and Terrorism
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Abstract: The relevance of the study of the current state of extremism and terrorism, taking into account the level of development they have achieved, is explained by the fact that digital and IT technologies are experiencing a phase of rapid progress, as a result of which criminals can more actively use these achievements for the purpose of more effective and broad-based activities.
The purpose of this study is to identify digital extremism and terrorism, the emergence of which is due to the currently complex criminological situation, the emergence of new threats from the criminal world and new types of crimes. The emergence and development of these phenomena is largely a consequence of unresolved conflicts in society, the emergence of acute contradictions in various areas of social and state activity.
The objectives of the study are to substantiate ways to improve the counteraction to digital extremism and terrorism. It has been established that organizations conducting activities of a terrorist and/or extremist nature develop more actively the more people become users of messengers and social networks. Facebook Instagram, Twitter and many other programs such as WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Facebook platforms and many others are intensively used by criminals for illegal purposes. With their help, they can regulate their activities much more effectively, attract new supporters, conduct financial collections, publish various kinds of materials aimed at attracting attention, agitating terrorist and extremist activities. Thanks to modern social networks and messengers, criminals form autonomous cells, recruit activists, raise funds for the implementation of acts aimed at harming individual citizens, structures and the whole state.
It is concluded that the formation of new types of these crimes implies an increase in the need to review and modernize strategic and tactical decisions in the field of combating them, which should be carried out not only at the level of a particular country, but also in the international community as a whole.

Korkmazov A.V. Current Trends in Digital Extremism and Terrorism // Gaps in Russian Legislation. 2023. Vol. 16. №4. Pp. 208-212. (in Russ.). EDN: PLMEVN

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