Joshua MolloyUnderstanding Eco-Fascism: A Thematic Analysis of the Eco-Fascist Subculture on Telegram
Read more‘Eco-fascism’ gained much attention following the 2019 Christchurch and El Paso attacks, with both attackers fusing environmental degradation and overpopulation…
Broderick McDonaldExtremists are Seeping Back into the Mainstream: Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media Platforms
Read moreAs ISIS established its caliphate in 2014, its supporters flooded mainstream social media platforms to share propaganda, plan attacks, and…
Jacob WareIdeological Leaderless Resistance in the Digital Age
Read more“As for my ideology, it’s hard to say” These are the words of a teenage terrorist who killed two in…
Dr. Daniel KoehlerExtreme Right Radicalisation of Children via Online Gaming Platforms
Read moreThe world is experiencing a new wave of far-right terrorism. There are concerning developments. First, the use of online gaming…
Linda SchlegelPlaying Against Radicalisation: Why Extremists are Gaming and How P/CVE Can Leverage the Positive Effects of Video Games to Prevent Radicalisation
Read moreThe potential nexus between gaming and extremism is an increasingly important concern for researchers, tech companies, policymakers, and practitioners working…
Julia KupperThe Venomous Rhetorical Web of Far-Right Terrorists
Read moreOn September 14, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs questioned current and former executives from…
Hannah RoseThe Bratislava Attacks: Insights from the Shooter’s Manifesto
Read moreOn Wednesday 12 October 2022, two people were killed by a gunman outside an LGBT+ bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. The…
Zafar Iqbal YousafzaiThe Taliban’s Use of Twitter as a Tool to Spread their Voice
Read moreIntroduction According to the principle of realism described by Noam Chomsky in his book Propaganda and the Public Mind, those…
Joshua MolloyThe Emerging Raw Food Movement and the ‘Great Reset’
Read moreIntroduction Food has become an increasingly visible topic across far-right digital subcultures as well as the broader right-wing online ecosystem.…
Sammie WicksNihilism and Mass Shooterism: Unclear Categories and Potential Dangers
Read moreIn 2022, public mass shootings continue to present a serious societal challenge in the US. This year has already experienced over…
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