This year began differently with humanity flustered, confused and hysteric as the novel coronavirus dawned on us. COVID-19 alarmed the health sector so much that additional societal consequences were not adequately addressed. As most nations went under lockdown, the use of the internet exponentially rose. Radical groups, during this time, could easily claw onto their targets, refurbish their agendas and further their causes. Activists involved in extremist pursuit, either left, right, cultural, religious and even those included in Jihadist terrorism, could easily grasp the opportunities the pandemic has to offer to add to their objectives.
As the worldwide internet presence skyrocketed with schools, businesses, corporations, agencies, banks, and all of civil life having gone online, so did militant groups, already having been internet-active for the past few recent years.