Insights
Moustafa AyadResurrecting the Reich: Middle Eastern and North African Digital Nazi Communities
In 1926, the first Nazi Party cell was set up in Alexandria, Egypt. It would…
Ellie RogersThe Role of User Agency in the Algorithmic Amplification of Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content
There is an increasing focus by governments and certain concerned civil society initiatives that algorithms…
Abhinaya MurthyThe Tate Storm: Why Banning Andrew Tate from Social Media Will Not Stop the ‘King of Toxic Masculinity’
“This War has Just Begun” In August 2022, UK-based advocacy group Hope Not Hate made…
Matthew KrinerAnalysing Terrorgram Publications: A New Digital Zine
Introduction “For every Accelerationist who contributed to this book, there are 10000 others who will…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensRight-Wing Extremists’ Use of the Internet: Emerging Trends in the Empirical Literature
Introduction Close attention by journalists and policymakers to the widespread use of the Internet by…
Daniela PisoiuCan Serious Games Make a Difference in P/CVE?
Video games and gamification have become key tools of extremist actors’ recruitment arsenal and have…
Jon DeedmanThe Time for e-Democracy is Now: How a Digitally Functional Democracy Could Prevent Extremist Accelerationism
Online hate communities view ongoing democratic backsliding as supportive of their accelerationist cause. Tech companies…
Weeda MehranHumour in Jihadi Rhetoric: A Comparative Analysis of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, TTP, and the Taliban
Humour in Jihadi magazines plays a significant role in the formation of collective identity and…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
Content warning: this Insight contains descriptions of sexual violence. Introduction Over the years, violent crimes…
Mike RainsHow QAnon is Dealing With The FBI Raid on Trump
When the FBI executed their search warrant on Mar-A-Lago on August 8th, QAnon was all…
Joe WhittakerRecommendation Systems and Extremism: What Do We Know?
One of the most persistent policy concerns of recent years is the notion that social…
Maeve ParkUnderstanding The Incel Experience Online
Incel, short for ‘involuntarily celibate’, is self-identification used exclusively by cis-gender, straight males who congregate…
Reports
Learning from Foes: How Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists Embrace and Mimic Islamic State’s Use of Emerging Technologies
The Role of Violent Conspiratorial Narratives in Violent and Non‐Violent Extreme Right Manifestos Online, 2015‐2020
Manipulating Access To Communication Technology: Government Repression or Counterterrorism?
Can the Right Meme? (And How?): A Comparative Analysis of Three Online Reactionary Meme Subcultures
‘Fogging’ and ‘Flooding’: Countering Extremist Mis/Disinformation After Terror Attacks
GNET Survey on the Role of Technology in Violent Extremism and the State of Research Community-Tech Industry Engagement
Bringing Women, Peace and Security Online: Mainstreaming Gender in Responses to Online Extremism
