Hate groups and terrorists are increasinglyusing the Internet to spread their beliefs.The Simon Wiesenthal Center in California saysthe problem is getting worse.The center has released its latest"Digital Terror and Hate" report.Rick Eaton is a researcher with the group.He says the internet offers a lot of informationfor would-be terrorists.RICK EATON: "Different explosives,manuals and lessons in remote detonation,cell phone detonators, rockets."There is also guidance in kidnappingand guerrilla warfare.RICK EATON: "And many times these are spicedwith the political philosophyon not only how to do it,but where you should do itand what targets you should attack."The Simon Wiesenthal Centeris a Jewish human rights organization.This is its fourteenth year reportingon Internet terror and hate.The new report identified about fifteen thousandwebsites considered problematic.They included news groups, social network pages,YouTube videos and games said to incite hatred.Officials say there was only one such websitewhen the center first launched the projectin nineteen ninety-five.Rick Eaton says al-Qaidawas one of the first terrorist groupsto use digital technology.He says the group's online presence continues to grow.Rabbi Abraham Cooper is associate dean ofthe Simon Wiesenthal Center.He says hate websites increasinglytarget religious minorities.Abraham Cooper: "Whether it's a hate crimein the United States or if you're lookingat the targeting of Christians from Nigeria,the Coptic Christians in Egypt,what's happened in Iraq,right through to Afghanistan and Pakistan,you have the targeting of millions of people."Rabbi Cooper says we must all take partin solving the problem of Internet terror and hate.He says people need to recognizewhen websites cross the line from free speechto targeting groups for discrimination and violence.He also says religious and ethnic leadersmust work together to condemn all forms of hatred.ABRAHAM COOPER: "We all have our own priorities.We have to stand up for our own rightsand our own communities.But it's very, very important to take a lookand see what the bad guys are doingbecause as far as they're concerned,they don't like Jews, they don't like Muslims,they don't like immigrants, they don't like gays."He is especially concerned about websitesthat call for individual acts of violenceby people without ties to terrorist organizations.He says such websites are even more worryingbecause they are harder for law enforcement officials to identify.The new "Digital Terror and Hate" reportis the first to be offered to officialsthrough an online process that provides up-to-date listings.And that's the VOA Special English Technology Report,written by June Simms.Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our reportsare at 51voa.com.