Criminal Targets of Terrorists in the Global Media Space

The purpose of this study was to study the achievement of modern technologies and their use by terrorists for their criminal purposes. Extremists and terrorists have always been interested in the media space, through which they could spread and implement their ideas, incite hatred, recruit new activists.

The objectives of the study are to study the Internet in the context of filling it with materials containing radical ideas, methods of carrying out terrorist attacks. The Internet is publicly accessible, it cannot be blocked, while it allows you to quickly and anonymously transfer both printed materials and audio and video files. You can communicate with any people from anywhere in the world.

It has been established that radical structures are oriented towards the younger generation, which does not have clear goals in life, opposes the existing order, and is on the path of choosing a further future. Young people easily believe bright slogans and beautiful ideas, which makes them a suitable target for recruitment. Informal associations are quite often formed among young people, they often have an illegal nature, profess various ideas of inequality and hatred. With insufficient social adaptation of young people and girls, they are involved in various illegal schemes and movements, in particular, terrorists are actively interested in them. In addition, radical organizations create their own websites, blogs, forums, and use other Internet resources. They publish videos, photos and text materials containing extremist information. Most of the terrorists' money is of foreign origin. They can be sponsored by individual citizens, as well as by states, commercial and non-profit religious organizations. In addition, terrorist organizations can have their own business, most often illegal, which allows them to have additional income. This may be the sale of prohibited items and substances, most often weapons, but there may also be legal goods, although the latter is less common.