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The Islamic State (IS), on an average, uploads four terror-related videos every 30 minutes on the Internet to radicalise youths, anti-terror agencies have observed. Sources said IS influence has spread in nearly 13 states in the country, including Maharashtra, where the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has succeeded in keeping a close watch on suspicious online activities and shutting them down.
Modus operandi A senior ATS officer told mid-day that this year the state ATS has managed to block 356 video clips and several terror-related articles, mostly linked to the IS, with the help of computer emergency response teams. &ldquo;This was done in order to prevent youths getting influenced by the IS&rsquo;s extremists views,&rdquo; the officer added. Last year, the agency had blocked 94 terror-related websites.
Most videos are of provoking speeches by their senior leaders, handlers and hardliners. A core team of IS&rsquo;s tech experts works 24&times;7 on this. It identifies target cities in various countries, where excess penetration would yield result.
The officer said, &ldquo;First, the terror elements randomly upload videos on popular social networking sites. They then prepare a list of those netizens who &lsquo;like&rsquo; the links. By the time anti-terror agencies identify and block these, IS&rsquo;s online soldiers already have a list of potential victims, who are then contacted individually via different online platforms, which are unlikely to show on our radar, making it more challenging for us.&rdquo;
Tracking terror According to the ATS, members of the recently busted Parbhani group of IS foot soldiers were using Twitter, Telegram, Skype and Chatsecure and were radicalised by the group&rsquo;s Syria-based handler Farooq.
Last December, an IS e-book &lsquo;Muslim Gangs E-book 1&rsquo; had become a major cause for concern for Indian intelligence agencies. The book was a training manual for potential recruits. It taught how to make different types of bombs.
Anti-terror agencies from Hyderabad, Delhi and southern states are keeping a strict watch on suspicious online elements.

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