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Hate groups and
terrorists are increasingly using the Internet to spread their beliefs. The
Simon Wiesenthal Center based in California says the problem is getting worse.
The center has released its latest "Digital Terror and Hate" report. Rick Eaton
is a researcher with the group. He says the Internet offers a lot of information
not only about things like making explosives, but also about kidnapping and
guerrilla warfare. And many times, he says, this information is connected with
political philosophy on not only how to do it, but where you should do it and
what targets you should attack. The new report identified about fifteen thousand
websites considered problematic. They included news groups, social network
pages, YouTube videos and games that could incite hatred. Officials say there
was only one such website when the center first launched the project in nineteen
ninety-five. Rick Eaton says al-Qaida was one of the first terrorist groups to
use digital technology. He says the group's online presence continues to grow.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Jewish human rights organization. This is its
fourteenth year reporting on Internet terror and hate. Rabbi Abraham Cooper is
associate dean of the center. He says hate websites increasingly target
religious minorities. In his words: "Whether it's a hate crime in the United
States or if you're looking at the targeting of Christians from Nigeria, the
Coptic Christians in Egypt, what's happened in Iraq, right through to
Afghanistan and Pakistan, you have the targeting of millions of people." Rabbi
Cooper says we must all take part in solving the problem of Internet terror and
hate. He says people need to recognize when websites cross the line from free
speech to targeting groups for discrimination and violence. He also says
religious and ethnic leaders must work together to condemn all forms of
hatred.In his words, "We have to stand up for our own rights and our own
communities." He is especially concerned about websites that call for individual
acts of violence by people without ties to terrorist organizations. He says such
websites are even more worrying because they are harder for law enforcement
officials to identify. The new "Digital Terror and Hate" report is the first to
be offered to law enforcement officials through an online app that provides
up-to-date listings. For VOA Special English, I'm Carolyn Presutti. (Adapted
from a radio program broadcast 16Apr2012)
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