BBC: Islamic State propaganda library detected online

British Public Service The BBC, reports that researchers at the London-based Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) say they have discovered a large digital library run by the extremist group Islamic State (IS).

The Internet material collection, called “Calihate Cache”, is said to contain more than 90,000 articles and has 10,000 unique visitors each month, but its closure is difficult because data is not stored in one place.

ISD researchers told the British broadcaster that the content includes documents and videos in nine different languages and provides information on the attacks, including those in the United States on September 11th 2001.

The material also includes religious texts and contains propaganda on what life-style should look like, according to the Islamic State.

Experts discovered the online library after IS leader Abu Bakr al-Bagdad died in October 2019 and have since studied how he evolves, how managed and who is visiting him.

Most of those who visit this site are men between the ages of 18 and 24 who live in the Arab world, they said.

Anyone can share content, through servers set up in many countries, preventing any attempts to close it.

Another technique to promote material from secret memory is done through stolen accounts linked to celebrities and athletes.

In one case, the IS team managed to trick England's football team account into following one of its own by disguised as a fan.

The ISD has also found that smaller internet libraries belonging to other extremist groups were present and were also spreading data through a decentralised system.

Her researchers have notified the British police and the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern district of New York, which follows the issues of terrorism.

Britain's Police Service said information is being assessed by expert officers.

New York authorities haven't commented yet.