Ben Popp

Lead Threat Analyst, ADL Center on Extremism. Covering nihilistic violent extremism (NVE) and extremism in gaming.

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

@FabrizioRomano This has to be a mistranslation, Van Gogh died in like 1890, not “400 years ago.”

[ADL @ADL]

As ADL’s @BenAPopp explains: “The more harmful your content is, the scarier it is, the more clout gained in these spaces.”

Mass killers are being turned into figures of fascination and admiration in the darkest corners of the internet.

The True Crime Community (TCC) is an online subculture centered on an intense fascination with violence and mass killers, ranging from fandom to, in more extreme cases, outright glorification, veneration and even emulation.

The ADL Center on Extremism has identified at least 56 alleged or convicted criminals connected to the TCC in 2024 and 2025, including 23 attacks globally since 2024.

With children as young as 8 engaging in these communities, recognizing the warning signs is crucial.
https://t.co/MshdNCuTeC

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

@allliverpooltm @JamesPearceLFC @JustinC94019825 It’s a friendly, and not even in the UK, in the US.

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

New piece providing a comprehensive background on the True Crime Community (TCC). We've identified at least 23 TCC-linked attacks worldwide and 21 foiled plots since the beginning of 2024. Check it out:

https://t.co/eGq4zLqgVJ

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

@Jiggz7770 @JacobsBen This tweet quite literally says the opposite. If it’s not him, there are plenty of options.

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@JavierIgnacioR @LFCTransferRoom This has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever read.

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@Sinzu_7 @JamesPearceLFC Brother, we just won the Premier League. If you think that’s a fluke, I don’t know what to tell you.

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

@Jamie_Badman @JamesPearceLFC @bbnbnynn30776 Players aren’t responsible for their own price tags and the hyper-inflated market values.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

@AdamFriedland I can sleep peacefully now. Thank you, Adam and Geraldo 🫶

[Tess Owen @misstessowen]

State Department officials recently received a new style guide, informing them that the term "REMVE" (racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism) was now banned - without proposing an alternative term.

My latest for @guardian

https://t.co/WNvuxk9Zun

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

NEW: I’m taking action against hateful and anti-semitic rhetoric proliferating on Steam. We need to ensure that social networks aren’t breeding grounds for extremist, violent groups. https://t.co/2acfsnIKWZ

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

Letter from Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chair Mark Warner addressed to Valve, citing our report.

https://t.co/CiiXOach11

[Bloomberg @business]

Senator Mark Warner warns that video game platform Steam is an 'unsafe place for teens' to buy and play online games. https://t.co/T1Y07T6Y7F

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

Steam accused of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community" in new ADL report. https://t.co/tgPUtO0Kqc

[ADL @ADL]

1/ A new report from The ADL Center on Extremism found 1.8+ million unique pieces of extremist or hateful content on @Steam, the largest gaming marketplace in the world, including explicitly antisemitic, neo-Nazi and Islamist terrorist material. https://t.co/2uLOxOWeTQ

[Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta]

New: Steam is a hotbed of extremist and hateful content. Users pay tribute to mass shooters, post swastikas & share support for terrorist organizations, according to a bombshell new report from the ADL's Center on Extremism shared exclusively w/ @business: https://t.co/tuK4q9znxs

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

Read the full report here: https://t.co/XDTdd0EPlG

[Ben Popp @BenAPopp]

Great coverage from @cecianasta on my new @ADL report examining extremist content on Steam. https://t.co/MSWjJjZXn4

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Some of the most egregious content our proprietary image detection tool found 👇From hateful versions of Pepe to accounts venerating mass shooters.