Canada has become the first country to list the extremist network 764, known for preying on young people online, as a terrorist organization, the federal government announced Wednesday.
Ottawa added four new organizations to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities:
764.
Maniac Murder Cult.
Terrorgram Collective.
The Islamic State-Mozambique.
In a statement, the government says 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective use social media and online gaming platforms to “recruit and radicalize individuals, spread propaganda and violent extremist narratives and incite violence both online and offline.” The Islamic State-Mozambique (IS-M), a known branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as an armed insurgent group seeking to replace the governing authority with Sharia law-based governance by seizing territory, infiltrating civilian populations and security forces and committing violent acts of terrorism. Police in Canada have increasingly been warning parents about 764. The government describes their motives as “seeking to destroy civilized society through violence and chaos, not as a step towards a new ‘state’ but rather as an end itself. ”Members routinely use various social media and gaming platforms, particularly those with young and marginalized user bases, to lure, groom and extort youth to commit violent and sexual acts, including self-harm,” it said.
In February 2024, police in Lethbridge, Alta., charged a 14-year-old boy with a series of offences, including making and distributing child pornography. Police allege he was a member of 764… Source: cbc.ca/news/politics
