A detective said the case shows, "while not all individuals have the means to act upon their words, in the online space, they can easily spread to inspire others who do."
At Manchester Crown Court today, the extent of Daniel Harris fall into radicalisation and how he spread hate rhetoric online - having declared that his whole life has been a disaster - was laid bare.
As the U.S. reels from another spate of mass shootings, experts and practitioners concerned with understanding and preventing harms related to extremist radicalization are renewing calls for a more robust system of prevention and support for those at risk.