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Archive for 2023

  • May192023

    Co-opting Cottagecore: Pastoral Aesthetics in Reactionary and Extremist Movements

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    A young woman wearing a modest gingham dress sits in an apple orchard reading a book. A woven basket is…

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  • May182023

    My Wish to be a #Tradwife: An Introduction to #tradwife Memes on Whisper

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    Introduction Research into online extremist behaviour is centred around Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, 4chan, Telegram, and Gab. Studies focusing on platforms…

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  • May172023

    Inside the Cult of Stefan Molyneux: A Historical Exploration of Far-Right Radicalisation on YouTube

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    Introduction On June 29, 2020, YouTube removed 25,000 channels, including several prominent white supremacist figures such as David Duke, Richard…

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  • May162023

    The Allen, Texas Mass Shooting: An Examination of Misogyny, Anti-Asian Racism, and Internalised Racism

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    Introduction Following the mass shooting in Allen, Texas on 6 May, rumours quickly began circulating about the shooter’s background and…

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  • May122023

    Analysing Harmful and Supremacist Narratives on Gab Homeschooling Groups

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    Introduction In January 2023, VICE news reported on a Telegram channel dedicated to sharing white supremacist homeschooling curricula with other…

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  • May102023

    The Revitalisation of Christian Identity Content on YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok 

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    Introduction The last five years have witnessed the revitalisation of the Christian Identity (CI) movement in the modern extremist landscape.…

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  • May092023

    Understanding the Trauma-Related Effects of Terrorist Propaganda on Researchers

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    The Executive Summary is also available in French, German, Arabic, Indonesian and Japanese. Researchers who study online terrorism and political violence face a broad spectrum…

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  • May092023

    Christgram: White Christian Extremism on Telegram

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    This Insight focuses on white Christian extremist communities on Telegram, which have been growing in the context of a renewed…

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  • May032023

    The Internet Consortium for Online Safety: How Collaborative Tech, Not Legislation, Could Prevent Harmful Content Proliferation

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    Introduction Countering violent extremism (CVE) in a digital context sees practitioners grappling with the enterprise of removing terrorist and violent…

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  • May012023

    Ari’s Mission: Educating Young Audiences on Conspiracy Theories Through Fictional Narratives

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    Introduction Narrative campaigns against extremism and conspiracy theories are popular and widely used tools to prevent and/or counter (violent) extremism…

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