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Archive for January, 2021

  • Jan292021

    GNET Research Digest – January 2021

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    Welcome to the January edition of the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) research digest. Your digest contains a…

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  • Jan282021

    3D-Printed Gun Laws: Girding for the Future of Terrorism

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    In January 2021, the city-state of Singapore – which takes a firm stance against terrorism –  passed a new law…

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  • Jan272021

    From MAGA to the Fringe: What Was Happening Online Before the 6 January Insurrection and What Can We Do Now?

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    The last four to five years have seen a higher visibility surrounding the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) pro-Trump movement…

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  • Jan262021

    Researching the Far-Right in a World on Pause: An Overview of Secondary, Public and Archival Data Sources

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    In the immediate aftermath of the 6 January attacks on the United States Capitol Building, in Washington D.C., it seemed…

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  • Jan262021

    Turner Diaries: Defining a Movement

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    I first encountered the Turner Diaries in 1999, when a friend shared the book, with the advice that the novel…

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  • Jan252021

    “Take Nothing But Pictures, Leave Nothing But (Digital) Footprints”: Social Media Evidence From the US Capitol Siege Perpetrators

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    As the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice continue their investigations into the alleged insurrectionists at the US…

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  • Jan222021

    Extremism in the Manosphere During the Presidential Transition

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    In recent months, the use of technology and social media to advance conspiracies and far-right ideologies has been the subject…

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  • Jan212021

    Alt-Tech and Online Organising After the Capitol Riots

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    Since the deadly riots at the US Capitol on 6 January, social media platforms associated with the ‘Alt-Tech’ or ‘alternative…

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  • Jan212021

    Countering the Veil of Deep Encryption

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    For Australians, it is an image that will forever define the scourge of Islamist terrorism. The smiling face of Khaled…

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  • Jan202021

    The Impact of the Capitol Attacks on Extremist Operational Security

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    Operational security (OPSEC), both online and offline, remains a priority for many violent extremist groups and their members. As such…

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