The algorithms of some Internet platforms, along with psychological and social factors, contribute to pushing young people towards extremism online, according to an analysis conducted by the German Constitutional Protection Agency, or what is known as domestic intelligence. The Commission notes that social isolation and problems in the personal environment, which are sometimes linked to psychological problems, provide appropriate conditions for the initiation of conversion processes to extremism. The German domestic intelligence service explained in the analysis: “In addition to these psychological factors, mysterious algorithms on the part of Internet platform operators play a prominent role, as they increasingly focus on controversial and highly interactive content.” According to the analysis, after consuming non-controversial “semi-political content”, users gradually move to the so-called echo chamber, where more extreme and emotive content is published. Through constant repetition and confirmation of these ideas by other users, extremist ideas become more habitual and ingrained. The commission wrote: “What is striking is that people are not always extremist exclusively within one ideology, but rather often derive their ideas from a diverse mix of anti-democratic ideas.” According to the analysis, propaganda or video clips showing acts of violence are communicated and disseminated via websites, social media, gaming platforms, photo forums or messaging services, as extremists of different orientations prefer certain platforms for online communication. In addition to traditional social networking and messaging services, especially Telegram, right-wing extremists use non-commercial video portals or photo forums such as “Kulshan”, gaming platforms such as “Steam” and game-related conferencing services such as “Discord” to communicate. The authority pointed, as an example, to an international group on Telegram called “Brenton Fanclub,” and the name refers to the perpetrator of the far-right attack in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, which took place on March 15, 2019, in which the perpetrator of the attack killed 51 people there in two mosques. Before the attack, the outlet published a far-right ideological statement and broadcast the attack live over the Internet. According to the authority’s data, the intelligence services’ investigations into this group resulted in police measures being taken against a 15-year-old and a 19-year-old. The two had independently published specific threats to launch attacks. In one case, the threats targeted a school and a mosque in the German city of Bremerhaven, and in the other case they targeted a Jewish synagogue in the German city of Halle. According to the analysis, far-left groups mainly use popular internet platforms such as Instagram to spread their content outside their own media, as well as to call for demonstrations and events. There are also youth groups of this trend, partly on the “Tik Tok” and “X” platforms, as well as on video platforms, professional platforms, music streaming services, and Facebook. The analysis indicated the presence of Islamic terrorist groups, such as ISIS, with its various branches, or Al-Qaeda, mainly on the “Rocket-Chat” chat platform and on Telegram. According to the data, these groups have also begun to use artificial intelligence, producing fake clips using deepfake technology, and their supporters are also using TikTok and gaming platforms to communicate and spread propaganda materials. As for the groups belonging to the extremist Islamist movement, which mainly seek to push Muslims residing in Germany to distance themselves from the majority society, they are active, according to the Constitutional Protection Authority, mainly on traditional social media platforms.