Insights
Florence KeenOnline Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation
Introduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new –…
Omar MohammedExposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront Terrorism
“I can’t report”; “I don’t trust the security forces to report”; “I have reported before,…
Kabir TanejaGeographically Contextualising Right-Wing Extremism for Tech Platforms: A Perspective From India
A rise in right-wing extremism in the United States has forced the FBI to call…
Samaya BoromIncreased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Australia, once touted as a model for a considered and sustainable approach to COVID-19 is…
Brune DescampsDiaries of Female Jihadists Imprisoned in Al-Hol Camp: An Analysis
Al-Hol Camp is located in Northern Syria, and shelters close to 70,000 people; mostly women…
Dr. Yvonne Jazz RowaPart 2: Algorithmic Agency in Online Extremism: The Bigger Picture
The rapid pace of technological evolution and tactics of adversarial attacks confer epistemic authority to…
Friederike WegenerStriking Similarities Between Islamist Terrorism and Violent Right-Wing Extremism
In his book Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition (2018), Francis Fukuyama…
Linda SchlegelNo Child’s Play: The Identitarian Movement’s ‘Patriotic’ Video Game
On 15 September, the German-speaking branch of the Identitarian Movement (Identitäre Bewegung; IB) released its…
Dr. Yvonne Jazz RowaPart 1: Algorithmic Deconstruction in the Context of Online Extremism
Threats to cyberspace typically arise from intentional agents as well as systemic threats that emanate…
Dr. Elizabeth PearsonAn Insider Perspective: What the Internet Means to UK Jihadists
September 2016, just hours before I was due to interview the radical Islamist leader Anjem…
Anton PeezHate Speech in the Context of Mass Atrocity Crimes
The May 2020 arrest of Félicien Kabuga brought an end to a manhunt spanning 26…
Dr. Michael LoadenthalDigital Resiliency and OPSEC Strategies Amongst Clandestine Networks
In June 2020, I detailed some of the operational and digital security (OPSEC) practices of…
