UN experts who advise the security council have recently called for Internet companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by various extremist groups using the Internet to recruit fighters and spout propaganda.
The UN experts recommended that Internet and social media companies brief the security council committee monitoring sanctions against terrorists on measures taken to prevent such misuse. They explained that the scale of digital activity linked to Isis or al-Qaida affiliates had strategic implications for how the threat from extremists would evolve in the future.
The impact of the web on extremist groups was described in the report covering the global threats posed by al-Qaida, its affiliates and Isis, which included considerable human cost in recent months, with major bombings, assassinations and exploitation of millions people in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen and Nigeria.
So, the experts pointed out that al-Qaida and its affiliates still posed a serious threat in many parts of the world, most importantly in Afghanistan, while associated groups had emerged in south and central Asia and Somalia. In the meantime, Southern Libya remained “a safe haven” for extremists planning attacks in the Maghreb and Sahel regions, and the UN claims they have been told of anti-aircraft guns and portable air defense systems in the hands of extremist groups.
Finally, the extremist network Jemaah Islamiyah reappeared in Indonesia and was recruiting such professionals as engineers and information specialists, which could pose a threat to south-east Asia.
The UN experts recommended that Internet and social media companies brief the security council committee monitoring sanctions against terrorists on measures taken to prevent such misuse. They explained that the scale of digital activity linked to Isis or al-Qaida affiliates had strategic implications for how the threat from extremists would evolve in the future.
The impact of the web on extremist groups was described in the report covering the global threats posed by al-Qaida, its affiliates and Isis, which included considerable human cost in recent months, with major bombings, assassinations and exploitation of millions people in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen and Nigeria.
So, the experts pointed out that al-Qaida and its affiliates still posed a serious threat in many parts of the world, most importantly in Afghanistan, while associated groups had emerged in south and central Asia and Somalia. In the meantime, Southern Libya remained “a safe haven” for extremists planning attacks in the Maghreb and Sahel regions, and the UN claims they have been told of anti-aircraft guns and portable air defense systems in the hands of extremist groups.
Finally, the extremist network Jemaah Islamiyah reappeared in Indonesia and was recruiting such professionals as engineers and information specialists, which could pose a threat to south-east Asia.
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