Based on coverage from CBC, Global News, and The Peterborough Examiner.
New Brunswick RCMP say a youth in Fredericton has been placed under a terrorism peace bond after an investigation into alleged online extremist activity linked to the 764 Network. Police allege the youth extorted victims into self-harm, made threats toward schools in New Brunswick and the United States, and helped create and share online material meant to boost the group’s profile.
Because the case involves a young person, the Youth Criminal Justice Act bars identifying the youth.
New Brunswick terrorism peace bond issued
The RCMP said the peace bond was issued Wednesday in Fredericton provincial youth court. It follows an investigation that began in late 2025, involving the RCMP’s Federal Policing Eastern Region National Security Enforcement Section and the Fredericton Police Force.
Police say the youth was arrested for uttering threats and public mischief, and that the RCMP investigation is continuing under a Criminal Code offence related to participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
The RCMP says the youth is now under “strict conditions,” but did not say what those conditions are or how long they last.
RCMP allegations involve 764 Network online abuse
Police allege the youth was affiliated with the 764 Network, also described as 764, 764 Network, and sometimes “The COM.” The RCMP describes the group as operating through social media and online gaming platforms, using them to recruit and radicalize people, spread propaganda, and encourage violence online and offline.
Across the reports, the central allegation is coercion: RCMP say the youth “actively extort[ed] victims to self-harm.” Another description of the network’s methods says children and teens can be manipulated into sharing intimate images, then blackmailed into escalating acts that can include self-harm, violence, or animal cruelty.
Canada listed 764 as terrorist entity
The federal government added 764 to Canada’s list of terrorist entities in December 2025, according to the RCMP and Global News reporting. Public Safety Canada described the move as the first time any country had listed 764 as a terrorist organization. Global News also reported that four groups were added in total, including three transnational online networks tied to ideologically motivated violent extremism.
That designation matters because it gives law enforcement different tools to pursue alleged participation, financing, or support activity under the Criminal Code.
Second New Brunswick youth peace bond
This is the second terrorism peace bond issued to a youth in New Brunswick in February. RCMP announced Feb. 5 that another youth had been placed under a peace bond, which they described at the time as a first for the province.
On Thursday, police said the two cases are separate and that there is “no connection between the two investigations.” When asked follow-up questions about whether the first youth was also tied to 764, RCMP did not provide an answer, according to the reporting.
Experts warn of grooming and blackmail tactics
Matthew Kriner of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism described 764 as part of a cluster of “nihilistic violent extremist groups” that target kids online. He said peace bonds tend to be used when police believe someone poses a real public safety risk, and when conditions might prevent harm.
University of New Brunswick criminology director David Hofmann described how control can start with collecting personal information or explicit material, then using it to blackmail victims into increasingly harmful acts. Hofmann also framed youth radicalization as a broader, countrywide concern.
RCMP, for its part, urged parents to be vigilant about what youth are doing in online spaces and to report suspicious activity.
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