E –Extreamists.

I think the best way to start is to define what an extremist is.
Extremism is characterized by dogmatic intolerance, expressed mildy or violently, and inclines toward and inflexible obedience to an accepted authority, shaped by a common ideology or sense of group unity. As defined by Gardner (1997)

Many  things can influence internet extremists such as racism, anti-semitism, politics, liberal and Anti Government (conspiracy theories).

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Extremists are using the Internet as a global communication network to get their point across to everyone everywhere. They do this by becoming viral from the used of the internet, from creating websites with various multimedia links and output. Internet extremists can initiate a physical effect with the voicing of their opinion becoming more than what is written on the net, thus becoming violent.

Violent extremism creates a huge part of extremism. TheAustralian Government is working with communities to build resilience to violent extremism—that is, the use or support of violence to achieve ideological, religious or political goals.  


The Against Violent Extremism (AVE) Network is a unique and powerful new global force in the ongoing struggle to tackle violent extremism. 
They have 1635 connections, 155 formers, 82 survivors, and 37 projects, all to try and help aid the prevention of Violent extremism

Extremist groups have been known to be some of the very early users of communication networks that eventually evolved into the internet. An example from Gerstenfeld, Grant and Chiang (2003) illustrates their early prominence: Tom Metzger, the leader of the White Aryan Resistance, actually created a computer bulletin board (this was in the internet's very early days). This kind of example illustrates how this issue has always been around, and will probably always be around, and we (as a society) need to learn how to deal with it effectively. 

I think the following points highlight the importance of being aware of these hate groups, and how to combat them:
·                     Internet users, including children, need to be made aware of basic security procedures available to them through their web browsers or service providers when online
·                     Society and its elected representatives must decide whether existing laws, particularly those regarding communications, are in need of revision
·                     Parents and educators should consider the merits of teaching children media literacy and critical thinking rather than relying upon filtering software