GNET TeamGNET Research Digest – May 2021
Read moreWelcome to the May edition of the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) research digest. Your digest contains a…
StoryfulThe Boogaloo Movement, Coded Communication and the Need for Context-Based Moderation
Read moreFrom the political fringes to the front pages, the Boogaloo Boys were thrust into the national spotlight last year. But…
Miron LakomyMapping the Turkestan Islamic Party’s Online Propaganda Networks
Read moreThe Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) is considered the most prominent Salafi-jihadist terrorist organisation that originates from China. While it aims…
Chamin HerathPolarisation and the Pandemic: The Alternative für Deutschland’s Narration of COVID-19 on Twitter
Read moreThe impact of COVID-19 has been felt globally by societies in their entirety; from hospitalisations, deaths, the economic downturn and…
Lydia KhalilViolent Extremism: The Ghost or the Machine?
Read moreThe Australian parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is currently holding an inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia. It…
Héni NsaibiaThe Digital Transformations of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the Battle Against Online Propaganda
Read moreIn the face of repeated Europol-led crackdowns, and frequent flagging of content by the EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU),…
Brett RaffishDefining the Delta Between Hashed Terrorist Content and All Terrorist Content
Read moreTerrorists and violent extremists (“VE”) have “exploit digital platforms” to share intelligence, recruit, and disseminate ideology. The Global Internet Forum…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensExamining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
Read moreAlthough many law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about online communities known to facilitate violent right-wing extremism, little is…
J.M. BergerThe Out-Group in the In-Group
Read moreExtremists hate people who do not share their group identity. If scholars of terrorism and extremism can agree on little…
Cameron SumpterCollaboration and Legislation: Confronting Online Violent Extremism from New Zealand
Read moreIt’s unclear exactly how many times the livestreamed video of the 2019 Christchurch attack was viewed or shared before the…
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