More and more minors in the terrorist network. The alarm goes off in the European Union

I always am more i minors involved in terrorist activities ed violent extremism. In 2024, almost a third of suspects in terrorist incidents inUE he was under 20 years old, and the younger he was only 12 years old. Most of these minors And been connected to jihadist terrorismalthough theright-wing violent extremism has gained ground, in particular through “active clubs” e online extremist networks that they spread violent content and they force vulnerable minors to acts of self-harm e violence. This is what we read in the document “ProtectEU: Agenda to prevent and counter terrorism“.

Terrorists ed violent extremists they always exploit more l’ecosistema online and the new technologiesi social media and the gaming platforms to share harmful contentspread misinformation, radicalizegather funds e recruit.

L’algorithmic amplification of the extremist content favors the radicalisation. – we still read in the document UE – The terrorist actors they coordinate plans on end-to-end encrypted communication platforms (E2EE) and they finance their networks and their attacks with cryptocurrencies, non-fungible digital assets (NFTs) e “hawala digital” (systems for concealing money transfers).

L’generative artificial intelligence is misused to create instruction manuals for bindings. The 3D printing technology (e.g. for the manufacture of firearms) and the growing use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drones) further aggravate the threat.

The European agenda to counter terrorism

Based on extensive consultations with the interested parties and on the recent ones Council conclusions on terrorisml’Agenda combines important activity ongoing with new initiatives to keep up with the threat landscape rapidly evolving. Defines specific actions per anticipate threats, prevent radicalization, protect people is online and offlineguarantee rapid and coordinated responses to attacks and strengthen the global fight against terrorism in line with the international lawincluding the human rights law and the humanitarian law.