[Mtinie]

How do you classify an “actual terrorist grouping site” versus a “collection of fringe political ideological groups who happens to have a lot of content which looks suspiciously like the same content you’d find on actual terrorist groups’ sites” without using a broad brush?

[AgentOrange1234]

If you can’t tell the difference, does it matter?

[Mtinie]

To me, no.

My question was to the author of the commentary I was replying...though, since I posted they’ve gone back and appended a note to their comment providing their definition.

[fatbird]

It's called The Benghazi Line: if they've collectively caused more deaths (5) than occurred during the Benghazi Incident (4), then they're a legit threat requiring action to disrupt and deplatform.

With less snark: it's not about how much organization they demonstrate, it's a judgement call about the likelihood of tangible damage and destruction occurring. Yes, it's an imprecise standard. That's the reality in which we live and operate.