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How Dangerous Groups Abuse E-Commerce Platforms

ActiveFence examines the various tactics used by dangerous organizations to monetize their activities by selling merchandise on mainstream e-commerce platforms and marketplaces. While some instances involve creative tactics to get around automated detection, others are simply hiding in plain sight, going undetected or unmoderated on platforms.

In this report, we focus dangerous movements such as the widely banned QAnon conspiracy as well as other extremist groups and terror organizations.

Gideon Freud
Gideon Freud

Gideon is a Senior Intelligence Writer at ActiveFence. He graduated from Oxford University in 2012, where he studied social and cultural anthropology with a special focus on the growth of political extremism in Europe. He joined ActiveFence in January 2021, and is interested in researching the development of national laws focused on regulating online activities.