Death threat videos have been posted on YouTube by members of the YouTube Yahweh Clan, The Thrill Kill Kult, EncyclopediaDramatica, and other hate groups. They target both children and adults.
The following channels have been reported for posting terrorist death threats:
The crime of "making a terrorist threat" is a recent creation enacted at both the state and federal levels after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
It is a very general law that can be used to prosecute terrorists, but has been used far more often to prosecute situations involving domestic violence, hate crimes, bomb threats, and school violence. In many states, the term "terrorist" has been amended to mean simply "criminal."
Although the exact definition varies from state to state, generally one makes a terrorist threat if one threatens to commit a violent crime for the purpose of terrorizing another. Some states laws are very narrow, meaning the threat must be very specific and direct, while other states adapt a looser approach, allowing even negligently made threats to be prosecutable.
The threat can be written, orally, or electronically transmitted. They can be made against an individual, as well as a group, business, or institution.
A terrorist threat is a crime even if there is no actual intent to carry it out. A bomb threat that is a prank, or intended to get time off from work is considered the same as one intended to cause panic and fear.
Punishments for making a terrorist threat depend on the state the person making the threat is located in, and whether the crime is federal, state, or both.