Limiting terrorist use of internet
The internet plays a central role and
is of great
strategic importance for terrorists and extremist networks. These
networks know that propaganda is a critical tool for generating
funding, recruits and support for their cause within these
communities. Historically they have used a variety of media channels,
such as television, radio and publishing, in order to communicate
their views. During the past decade of huge global growth of the
internet, Al Qaida influenced extremists for example, have made
increasing use of this medium. The internet and its fast and
anonymous means can contribute to individual radicalization
processes. There are concerns about the illegal use of the internet
for terrorist purposes and the misuse of legal / neutral websites. The
question is if we can limit the use of internet for terrorist purposes,
without affecting our online freedom. Therefore this project is based
on a public-private dialogue.
The Clean IT project is carried out with the financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union, European Commission – Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
The projectteam is hosted at the Ministry of Security and Justice, National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism and Security, in the Netherlands.