The case in summary PST has campaigned against a network consisting of young right-wing extremists. They have also paid tribute to Anders Behring Breivik, among others PST has seen an increase in minors spreading far-right content online The aim of the actions is preventive work against the young, and to protect the environments the hate speech is directed at The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi . The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The police’s security service (PST) has long followed what they believe to be a network that spreads far-right expressions and propaganda online. The network consists of young people under the age of 12 and young adults in their mid-20s. This week, PST campaigned against between 15 and 20 people, mainly young people between 12 and 17 years of age. The findings PST has made are so serious that it was necessary, believes Bjørn-Willy Wold, head of the section for counter-terrorism in PST. They therefore chose to strike in a coordinated action across the country, he tells news. Bjørn-Willy Wold, head of the section for counter-terrorism in PST. Photo: Terje Haugnes / news Sharing terrorist videos When Wold talks about what is shared, he talks about videos of gross violence and images of weapons. – They also share videos of committed terror. They pay tribute to Anders Behring Breivik and Brenton Tarrant, who killed over 50 people in a mosque in Christchurch. It is sometimes quite rough, says Wold. The forums where the far-right content is shared have no national boundaries. It is the ideology that is common, says Wold. Among other things, the terrorist Brenton Tarrant is praised in the material that PST has found. Photo: Social Media / Reuters It often starts openly on various online forums, on digital platforms or in social media. Wold mentions TikTok in the specific network that has now been revealed. – Then the far-right ideology enters the algorithm, and users are drawn into other apps, such as Telegram. Much of the dialogue takes place in closed and encrypted channels. – How do you safeguard the legal security of the children in such a situation? Wold calls the action a “gentle show of hands”. He reminds that these are voluntary, preventive talks. At the same time, he is concerned that young people must be reality-oriented. – There could be consequences if you continue to get entangled in that jungle here. What we are most concerned about is that individuals are inspired to go out and do a violent act. Threatening statements news has previously written that PST is concerned about the increase in cases where minors spread extremist content online. For the alarm bells to go off at PST, two boxes must be ticked: Extreme expressions Legitimation of violence. Hege Naustdal, unit leader for PST East, says they have seen a worrying increase in minors on right-wing radical online forums. – The increase has occurred over time. There are violent, hateful, coarse and threatening expressions. Hege Naustdal, unit leader for PST east police district. Photo: Terje Haugnes / news On Thursday morning, she is on her way to one of the teenagers they flagged. – We will follow up the people in the far-right network who live in the area here, she says, as she drives the car towards the home of a minor boy and his parents. – A conversation with PST is a powerful tool, and there are conversations with minors, so it is demanding, says Naustdal. She points out that the talks are voluntary. PST does not allow news to join due to the young age of those involved. Early prevention Many of those who write hate speech online are very young. The development surprises Naustdal and PST. – It is not a given that they carry out what they write, and many may not mean what they say either, says Naustdal. The purpose of the talks is therefore early prevention. – It is also important that they understand the whole. The conversations are also important for letting parents know what their children are doing online, adds Naustdal. For PST, it is important to stop the radicalization process, before it goes too far. It is also about protecting the environments where the hate speech is directed. – It’s about mitigating the threat to pride and queer communities. Some still believe there is a difference between “human races”, and say they are already fighting a war to keep Europe “white”. How far will they go? Published 13.06.2024, at 13.53 Updated 13.06.2024, at 13.56
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