Imtiaz BalochOperation Herof-2: BLA Propaganda, Female Fighters, and Virality on TikTok
Read moreOn 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a wave of large-scale coordinated attacks, targeting at least fourteen…
Muskan SangwanOperation Ghost Protocol: Infrastructure-Level Evasion in Islamic State Supporter Ecosystems
Read moreIn a pro–Islamic State Rocket.Chat (TechHaven) channel, a lengthy post appeared on 11 February 2026 under the title: “Operation Ghost…
Eleonora Ristuccia“No shadowbans. No algorithmic games”: The Exploitation of UpScrolled by the pro-Islamic State Online Ecosystem
Read moreMajor social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to growing regulatory pressure and concerns…
Kye AllenRapid Growth, Emerging Risks: Far Right Violent Extremist Content on UpScrolled
Read moreBy the end of January 2026, the new social media platform UpScrolled became the most downloaded free app on Apple’s…
Daria AlexeAl-Qaeda’s Cyber Jihad Movement: Plugging into Iran’s Wartime Hacktivist Ecosystem
Read moreOn 4 March 2026, the Cyber Jihad Movement (CJM) issued a communiqué on its official Signal channel announcing its “entrance…
Rueben DassUnderstanding Terrorist Innovation: A Case Study in Drone Adoption
Read moreModern conflict has been shaped by the use of new and emerging technologies. The use of drones is a prime…
Tanya MehraThe Designation of 764 Network: Why Does it Matter?
Read moreThe 764 network is an international online sadistic network which operates at the intersection of violent extremism, child sexual exploitation,…
Rahim NasarOperation Herof-2: How Hakkal Media Weaponised the BLA’s Narrative Online
Read moreOn 31 January, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation, launched the so-called Operation Herof-2 (Herof is…
Maria Remiro SorianoInside the Discord Server: Echo Chambers and the Spread of Gen-Z Radicalisation
Read moreThis Insight examines how extremist aesthetics and narratives inspired by jihadist groups are produced, circulated, and normalised within digital communities…
Arunita DasAI-led Content Moderation Tools: Are They The Answer To Combatting Online Extremism in Canada?
Read moreSocial media has proven to be a significant medium fomenting violent extremism, the circulation and exchange of online hate, and…
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