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Author archive for Grazia Ludovica Giardini

  • Sep142026

    “Create, Share, and Support”: How Pro-Islamic State (Is) Supporters Are Exploiting Capcut to Produce and Disseminate ‘No-Brand’ Propaganda Content Online

    Since the advent of the Internet, extremists have exploited digital spaces to produce and spread their propaganda, creating functional online…

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  • Aug102026

    Fruit, Vegetable, and Brain Rot: The Use of Generative AI to Produce Violence-Based Viral Trends

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed online culture by making content creation faster, cheaper, and virtually limitless. There are various platforms…

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  • Mar272026

    “No shadowbans. No algorithmic games”: The Exploitation of UpScrolled by the pro-Islamic State Online Ecosystem

    Major social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to growing regulatory pressure and concerns…

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  • Feb262026

    An ‘Ode to Violence’: Extremist Exploitation of Viggle AI

    New and unique online platforms are seemingly constantly cropping up, often ripe for extremist exploitation even if moderation policies are…

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  • Feb162026

    Extremist Content Curation: Moderation Challenges on Pinterest and Means to Move Forward

    On 17 October 2025, the Coimisiún na Meán – Ireland’s agency for developing and regulating a thriving, diverse, creative, safe…

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