Terror Activities On Internet

Twitter on Thursday withheld the account of Popular Front of India (PFI) in India, after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror links. The government on Wednesday ordered the blocking of all the social media traces of the banned outfit, including its Twitter, YouTube channels, Instagram, ...

As many as 160 terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year, while 250 terrorists, including 102 of Pakistani origin, were active in the Valley, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday, noting that terror incidents and the number of local youths turning towards terrorism have decreased.

A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on press freedom.

Turkey is investigating 10,000 people suspected of terror-related activity on the internet or posting comments on social media insulting government officials, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

The government favours a "carrot and stick" approach to prevent the spread of the ISIS. Highly placed sources in the home ministry say the security agencies are keeping a strict vigil on the social media activity of the "potential targets" of terror modules.

Stating that terrorist outfits like al Qaeda and ISIS are using the internet and social media to radicalise people, the White House has urged technology companies to come out with ways to end what it described as "terrorist safe havens in cyber space".

Twitter on Thursday withheld the account of Popular Front of India (PFI) in India, after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror links. The government on Wednesday ordered the blocking of all the social media traces of the banned outfit, including its Twitter, YouTube channels, Instagram, ...

As many as 160 terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year, while 250 terrorists, including 102 of Pakistani origin, were active in the Valley, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday, noting that terror incidents and the number of local youths turning towards terrorism have decreased.

A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on press freedom.

Turkey is investigating 10,000 people suspected of terror-related activity on the internet or posting comments on social media insulting government officials, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

The government favours a "carrot and stick" approach to prevent the spread of the ISIS. Highly placed sources in the home ministry say the security agencies are keeping a strict vigil on the social media activity of the "potential targets" of terror modules.

Stating that terrorist outfits like al Qaeda and ISIS are using the internet and social media to radicalise people, the White House has urged technology companies to come out with ways to end what it described as "terrorist safe havens in cyber space".