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title: "Terrorist Organizations & Violent Hate Groups"
description: "Ban on designated terrorist factions, violent extremist organizations, recruitment channels, and armed paramilitary cells."
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## Directive Objective
Prevent Discord servers from serving as recruitment hubs, coordination centers, or ideological safe havens for designated terrorist and armed extremist entities.

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## 1. Scope and Policy Coverage
This directive enforces platform prohibitions against:
- **Designated Terrorist Organizations**: Groups designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) or violent extremist groups by international bodies (UN, EU, US State Dept).
- **Armed Supremacist & Paramilitary Cells**: Organizations advocating armed insurrection, race warfare, or violent overthrow of civilian protections.
- **Recruitment & Material Support**: Posting recruitment links, membership vetting questionnaires, propaganda dissemination channels, or fundraising drives for violent extremist groups.

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## 2. Exclusion Boundaries and Scope Limits
- **Legitimate Political Discourse**: Lawful political organizations, registered political parties, and mainstream geopolitical debates conducted without armed militant rhetoric.
- **Academic Research**: Factual and objective references to ideological extremist groups in formal academic contexts.

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## 3. Moderator Protocol
- Disband any hidden server channels or roles affiliated with extremist cells.
- Immediately issue a permanent server ban for members recruiting or acting on behalf of designated terrorist factions.
- Report server links and member IDs to Discord Trust & Safety under *Violent Extremism*.