“Remaining and Expanding:” IS Munasirin and the pro-Islamic State Ecosystem on SimpleX Chat
By Alessandro Bolpagni and Eleonora Ristuccia| GNET
Since 2021, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reformed its organisational structure every year – imitating the Taliban’s insurgency model – to recruit, radicalise, and incite violence. TTP has paid particular close attention to managing its information warfare. The terror group meticulously disseminates ideological narratives to defend its militant campaign in Pakistan and rebut the Pakistani state’s efforts to undermine its legitimacy […]| GNET
On 6 May 2025, a new Islamic State-supportive unofficial media outlet emerged on Element. According to its website, Element is a messaging platform that emphasises secure communications through features such as end-to-end encryption and decentralisation. As GNET has noted before, the use of highly secure platforms such as Element by violent extremist and terrorist actors poses a challenge for both […]| GNET
By Alessandro Bolpagni and Eleonora Ristuccia| GNET
By Imtiaz Baloch| GNET
