Philippine Senator Links School Shooting to Online Extremist Group

A deadly school shooting in the central Philippines has led a senator to warn about violent online extremist networks potentially targeting children through gaming platforms and chat groups.

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Philippine senator links fatal school shooting to 764 extremist online group

A deadly school shooting in the central Philippines has prompted warnings from lawmakers and cybersecurity experts that violent online extremist networks may be approaching Filipino children through gaming platforms and chat groups. At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros said there were signs that the perpetrators behind a deadly school shooting in Tacloban City might have been influenced by 764, a nihilistic violent extremist network accused of targeting vulnera...

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Philippine Senator Links School Shooting to Online Extremist Group

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