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In Spain, hostility toward immigrants is one of the most prevalent forms of online hate,…

In November 2025, Indonesia’s National Police Detachment 88 (Densus 88 AT Polri), together with the…

New and unique online platforms are seemingly constantly cropping up, often ripe for extremist exploitation…

This Insight relies on open-source intelligence to examine how nasheeds – Islamic hymns – are…

Following the heinous attack on members of the Jewish community celebrating Chanukkah on Bondi Beach…

This Insight draws on data from the RadiGaMe project and is funded by the German…
In a discussion on the implications of digital communication platforms for counterterrorism efforts, Orisa Shinta and Didik Novi Rahmanto analyse how WhatsApp has potentially played a role in extremist grooming among children in Indonesia.
In today's Insight, Silvano Rizieri Lucini, Alessandra Pugnana, and Grazia Ludovica Giardini examine how generative AI tools such as Viggle AI can be used to create extremist propaganda appealing to youth.
Drawing on open-source intelligence, Nurrisha Ismail explores how nasheeds are exploited by violent extremist actors and adapted by regional pro-Islamic State (IS) supporters as a tool for building radical online communities in Southeast Asia.
In retrospect on the Bondi Beach attack in December 2025 targeting members of the Jewish community, Dr. Margareta Wetchy and Dr. Omar Mohammed examine two core narratives drawn from selected Arabic-language content on X and TikTok.
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