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On 14 December 2025, a mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney became one of…

Violent extremist ecosystems increasingly persist online despite sustained moderation efforts by technology companies. Individuals who…

This Insight explores the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool in the fight…

A CNN report uncovered an online ‘Rape Academy,’ and the investigation revealed a global network…

Truth, Trust, and Extremism: The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Porepunkah On 27 August 2025, ten…

On a busy London street in broad daylight, a heavyset man walking down a sidewalk…
Today, Maya Yamout proposes a framework for identifying online ideological markers that may signal continued engagement with extremist ecosystems after disengagement, while remaining consistent with platform governance standards and data protection norms.
In today's Insight, Hugo Champion explores the use of AI as a tool against terrorism by examining how AI can support prevention and disengagement efforts while highlighting the need for clearer frameworks to understand radicalisation and re-engagement.
In response to CNN's report on the disturbing #onlinerapeacademy, Gazbiah Sans analyses how digital infrastructure can enable safe havens for such networks, normalising violent behaviour, and commodifying TFGBV into a transactional ecosystem of betrayal.
Exploring reactions to Dezi Freeman's recent death among Sovereign Citizen groups and the broader online conspiracist milieu, Dr Gerard Gill situates these responses within the wider crisis of truth and trust affecting Australia and the Western world.
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