Pandemic has spurred engagement in online extremism, say experts
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5QW1W)
Terror content just one of cocktail of harms' that are subject to growing online engagement, report finds
Eighteen months of global lockdowns have led to growing engagement in a toxic online cocktail of extremist material ranging from terrorist content to conspiracy theories and disinformation, experts warn.
Jacob Davey from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) said studies had already shown there has been a proliferation of harmful and troubling activity online" during the pandemic, with an impact that is impossible to predict.
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