Ali Winston

1 month ago | es.wired.com | Ali Winston

A pesar de la decenas de detenciones y descrédito mundial, la red de jóvenes sádicos, depredadores de menores y extorsionadores conocida como Com y 764 no se ha disuelto. Más bien, sus miembros pasaron de los crímenes en línea y delitos relacionados con material de abuso sexual infantil (CSAM), a la violencia en el mundo real; la transición alerta tanto a los investigadores que estudian el extremismo como a los funcionarios gubernamentales.

1 month ago | technewstube.com | Ali Winston

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1 month ago | wired.com | Ali Winston

The kids are all grown up. In the face of international law enforcement pressure, dozens of prosecutions, and worldwide disrepute, the network of young sadists, misanthropes, child predators, and extortionists known as Com and 764 has not shrunk away into obscurity. Rather, its members have progressed from online extortion and crimes related to child sexual abuse material, to real-world violence, a trajectory that alarms extremism researchers and government officials alike.

1 month ago | bleeding-edge.ghost.io | Ali Winston

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2 months ago | vanityfair.com | Ali Winston

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is signaling a sea change in American counterterrorism strategy. The pardons and commuted sentences of more than 1,500 people charged with or convicted of crimes during the failed January 6, 2021, insurrection included the leadership of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers: violent, seditious extremists who were neck-deep in the political violence of the first Trump administration, which reached highs not seen since the restive late 1960s and 1970s.