Mauro LubranoA Silent Escalation: Anti-Technology Violence Coming to the Fore
This Insight investigates recent trends in anti-technology extremism, such as attacks on data centres and…
Muskan SangwanFrom Reaction to Retaliation: How Islamic State Dark Web Ecosystems Processed the San Diego Mosque Shooting
In the aftermath of the San Diego mosque shooting on 18 May, public discussion quickly…
Fabrizio MinnitiHAYI and State-Cover Networks: The Changing Landscape of Terrorist Financing in Europe
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Countering the Financing of…
Yuri NevesInnovation in AI-Enabled Harms: The Transference of AI Knowledge from Cybercriminals to Extremists
Violent extremist actors, including Salafi-Jihadists, neo-Nazis, nihilistic violent extremists (NVE), and others, are increasingly adopting…
Katri-Maaria KyllönenRituals of Recruitment: How Right-Wing Extremist Combat Sports Groups Mobilise Young Men Online and Offline
The growth of online fitness ecosystems with ties to right-wing extremism (RWE), alongside manosphere influencers…
Georgia LalaInto the Manosphere: Louis Theroux’s Documentary and How Platforms Enable the Business of Misogyny
“Everyone in the manosphere is online just trying to make a buck selling ideologies.” –…
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A closer analysis of the recent San Diego attack by Muskan Sangwan examines how IS supporters on a dark web communication platform collectively processed and interpreted the San Diego attack in real time.
Today, @FabrizioMinniti explores the financial logic of state-cover networks and examines how the broader landscape of terrorist financing in Europe is changing, as organised crime and state-backed violent extremism increasingly overlap.
In this analysis, Yuri Neves and Emily Klein, PhD argue that an accelerating convergence between cybercriminals and violent extremists is enabling the transference of AI capabilities into extremist spaces.
Reflecting on the rise of online fitness ecosystems with ties to right-wing extremism (RWE), Katri-Maaria Kyllönen discusses how these groups use Telegram to ritualise belonging, mobilise emotion and attract young men into RWE activism.