The concept of combating terrorism on the Internet

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The Internet, including monitoring Internet traffic, as monitoring Internet traffic to identify suspicious patterns is one of the most important rapid methods for monitoring terrorist activity on social media.

  • Second: Personal data is collected from social networking sites and other electronic forums, in order to track electronic committees that appear in the form of multiple electronic forums.
  • Third: Eavesdropping on communications, phone calls, emails, and online chat messages, after identifying electronic committees that meet to discuss Egyptian national security. Counter-terrorism on social media
    Social media play an important role in counter-terrorism efforts, through
  • First / spreading awareness, as social media can be used to spread awareness messages about the dangers of terrorism and how to recognize extremist behavior, this may be through personal accounts, pages that oppose pages that practice intellectual terrorism daily, by spreading rumors and false news
  • Second / identifying threats, as social media can be used to identify potential terrorist threats by monitoring online activity, examples of which are multiple such as hashtags, places and locations of their launch, as well as multiple comments, no matter how those comments are changed to English letters or even symbols and images that are anti-Egyptian national security, which aim to mislead public peace, or which are keen to spread false news
  • Third / collecting information, as social media can be used to collect information about terrorist groups and individuals, or information can be collected through hashtags that are intended to be published as many times as possible on social media, or false news that may aim to For intellectual plans to be published, or the issue of changing the email
  • Fourth / Communicating with the community, where social media sites can be used to communicate with local communities, build trust and enhance cooperation in combating terrorism, through audio spaces, sometimes a meeting is held to talk about how to breach national security, and sometimes audio spaces are monitored to support national security
    Social media efforts in combating terrorism
    Social media efforts are being made to combat intellectual terrorism, by removing terrorist content, as social media sites work to remove terrorist content from their sites, including posts, photos and video clips, also preventing the spread of hate speech, as social media sites work to prevent the spread of hate speech by blocking users who publish offensive content, or leaving them to follow, also cooperation with the authorities, as the security services are keen for social media users to cooperate with the law enforcement authorities in order to identify and identify terrorism suspects, also developing new technologies, as social media sites work to develop new technologies to identify and remove terrorist content more effectively
    Continuing to make Combating terrorism on social media
    As security agencies continue to combat terrorism on a permanent basis on social media, through several methods such as publishing the target of knowledge on the official pages of the state, and also, it is indispensable to keep pace with both:
  • First / The global nature of the Internet: It is difficult to track and combat terrorist activity on the Internet because it crosses national borders
  • Second / The rapid development of technology: Terrorists are constantly developing new techniques to communicate and avoid detection
  • Third / Freedom of expression: It is important to balance efforts to combat terrorism with protecting freedom of expression on the Internet
    How to confront terrorism on social media
    Report terrorist content, where if you come across terrorist content on the Internet, you must report it to the social networking site or to the authorities
    Avoid sharing terrorist content: Do not share terrorist content with others, as this helps spread ideas of hatred and violence
    Be careful about what you post: Think carefully about what you post on the Internet
    How to report terrorist content on the Internet
    It is important to report any terrorist content you come across on the Internet, as reporting this content helps remove it from platforms and prevent its spread :
    Facebook
    Go to the post, photo or video you want to report, click on the three dots in the upper right corner, select “Report Post”. Select the reason for the segnalazione “Report Terrorist Content”, follow the additional instructions to complete the report
    YouTube
    Go to the video you want to report, click on the three dots below the video, select “Report”, select “Terrorist Content” as the reason for the report, follow the additional instructions to complete the report
    Twitter
    Go to the Tweet you want to report, click on the arrow icon below the Tweet, select “Report Tweet”, select “Terrorist Content” as the reason for the report. Follow the additional instructions to complete the report
    It is important to remember that reporting terrorist content does not guarantee that it will be removed immediately, it may take some time for reports to be reviewed and action taken. However, reporting content is an important first step to removing it from the Internet and preventing its spread.
    It is important not to share terrorist content:
  • Because this content, which you shared to expose their methods or to warn people not to believe what is written, in any case, is considered a social media post, it can be taken for you or against you, meaning that you may be suspected, because in both cases, whether the intention is good or bad, the post in all cases has a harmful effect on individuals and societies, and can promote extremism and violence, even if you alert others to the terrorists’ attempt to undermine their attention, minds or thoughts, because promoting violence and extremism, or transmitting such promotion attempts, can also lead to feelings of fear and anxiety, and therefore instead of sharing terrorist content, you can report the content immediately, by going to the Internet Investigations headquarters affiliated with your residence through the competent directorate or the Abbassia main center, and hardly deliberate sharing of terrorist work by extremists on social media is a serious legal responsibility, Prove it through your phone and email, and thus take legal action against many who share terrorist content on the Internet.

The danger of inciting extremism on social media

Social media poses a significant risk to the spread of extremism for the following reasons:

  • Ease of access: Anyone can access social media, making it easy for extremist groups to spread their ideas and recruit new members
  • Speed ​​of spread: Content can spread very quickly on social media, enabling extremist groups to reach a wide audience in a short time
  • Lack of censorship: Social media often lacks adequate censorship, allowing extremist content to be disseminated without restrictions
  • Personal communication: Social media provides the possibility of personal communication between individuals, allowing extremist groups to build relationships with and exploit people who are vulnerable to extremism
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