{
  "id": 3294786,
  "title": "Vigilante mobilisation has moved online through social media, encrypted chats – National Security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/vigilante-mobilisation-has-moved-online-through-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:43:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/vigilante-mobilisation-has-moved-online-through-social-media-encrypted-chats-national-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "National Security Coordinator COP Osman Abdul Razak has issued a warning that political vigilante mobilisation is increasingly moving into less visible spaces, including social media platforms and encrypted communication channels. Despite the decline in visibility since the passage of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act 2019, the threat remains. Some groups are adapting by rebranding themselves as internal security teams, volunteer task forces, or community initiatives, while others have dissolved into less visible networks. COP Osman emphasized that mobilisation is now taking place online through social media and encrypted chats, making it more difficult for security agencies to identify and track these groups. He cautioned that the changing nature of vigilantism requires security agencies to adapt their monitoring and enforcement strategies to address these emerging forms of mobilisation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "National Security raises alarm over rebranding of political vigilante groups",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/national-security-raises-alarm-over-rebranding-of-political-vigilante",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:38:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}