Karina Meier

Sep 7, 2024 | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | James Bandler |A. C. Thompson |Karina Meier

EXTREMISMThe Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic TerroristsPublished 7 September 2024From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing CEO Pavel Durov.

Sep 3, 2024 | defenseone.com | James Bandler |A.C. Thompson |Karina Meier

In late December, a 26-year-old construction worker in Sarasota County, Florida, used his phone to send a flurry of ominous online posts. Alexander Lightner, tapping away on his Samsung Galaxy, announced his intention to commit mass murder, according to federal court records. He used the coded language of a new breed of neo-Nazis who call themselves Accelerationists.

Sep 3, 2024 | newsbreak.com | James Bandler |A.C. Thompson |Karina Meier

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story is part of a collaboration between FRONTLINE and ProPublica that includes an upcoming documentary. In late December, a 26-year-old construction worker in Sarasota County, Florida, used his phone to send a flurry of ominous online posts.