Tiana GaudetteThe Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing Extremists
Read moreIn the past five years, it has become increasingly common for practitioners and policymakers in the Western world to draw…
Jonathan LewisFacebook’s Disruption of the Boogaloo Network
Read moreOn 30 June 2020, Facebook announced it was designating “a violent US-based anti-government network as a dangerous organization” and subsequently…
Rida LyammouriThe Digital Fight Against Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
Read moreThe Digital Caliphate Despite the substantial military defeats suffered by Islamic State (IS), as well as its loss of the…
Joseph FrancoTerrorism Legislation in the Social Media Age
Read moreReplacing the 2007 Human Security Act Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11479 (RA 11479) or the 2020 Anti-Terrorism…
GNET TeamGNET Research Digest – July 2020
Read moreWelcome to the July edition of the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) research digest. Your digest contains a…
Prithvi IyerFrom Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work
Read moreThe radicalisation of vulnerable youth through online content has been a major threat for Indian law enforcement in recent years.…
Meili CriezisTelegram’s anti-IS Campaign: Effectiveness, Perspectives, and Policy Suggestions
Read moreIn November, Telegram and Europol launched a two-day coordinated campaign focused on removing Islamic State (IS) channels, groups, and pro-Islamic…
David ToubeTwitter, Wiley and the Interpretation of Violent Threats
Read moreThroughout the course of Friday 24 July, Richard Cowie – a pioneer of the “grime” genre who is more generally…
Manjana SoldCounter-Narratives – Curse or Blessing?
Read moreTaking stock of the increased spread of extremist narratives – especially on social media – the search for appropriate counter-measures…
Ashley MattheisPlug-and-Play Propaganda: Understanding Production Quality in Atomwaffen Division Videos
Read moreAfter discovering a cache of eighteen Atomwaffen Division (AWD) propaganda videos on archive.org last year, our research team – comprised…
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