THE PROBLEM OF FIGHTING EXTREMISM IN THE CONDITIONS OF INFORMATION WAR

Abstract

The article contains information on the currently pressing problem of combating extremism in the context of the information war. Taking into account the introduction of digitalization, information wars have moved to a new level, propaganda is now being conducted through Internet resources, extremism has moved to a new level. One of the important problems for Russia and for the entire world community as a whole today is extremism. This is primarily due to deep economic, political, interethnic contradictions, persistent crises in the political and socio-economic spheres, systemic instability, external challenges and threats. By fomenting inter-group conflicts, extremism poses a real threat to public security and the integrity of the state. Also, problems were identified with the increasing cases of manifestations of extremism and the difficulty of controlling all information that enters the Internet, as well as the inability to predict the effectiveness of propaganda and the number of people following them. Therefore, it is extremely important for any state to take measures aimed at countering extremism. This article contains an analysis of the significance of the above problem, methods for solving it and the views of scientists on this situation.