Dr. Matteo VerganiFrom Blaming China to Attacking Domestic Elites: The Evolution of Hate Speech in a Telegram Channel during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreIntroduction Prior research has found that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of online hate speech against targets such as…
Meghan ConroyDuelling Narratives of Vitality and Victimhood on Right-Wing TikTok: Exploring the #Pureblood Trend
Read moreThis article is the first in a series of GNET Insights about fascist health-related trends. Introduction COVID-19 vaccines emerged as…
Yotam OphirWhite Nationalism, Stormfront, and the Extremist Politicisation of Science
Read moreFor decades, terrorists and extremists have been harnessing the affordances of media in general, and the internet, specifically, for their…
Bàrbara Molas“Victims of the Holocaust”: The ‘Freedom Convoy’ Subreddits as Spaces for Antisemitism and Far-Right Radicalisation
Read moreIn its 2021 TE-SAT report, Europol explained that since the beginning of the pandemic “right-wing extremists exploited COVID-19 to support…
Dr. Alexis HenshawCommunication Technologies, Conspiracies, and Disinformation in Latin America: COVID-19 and Beyond
Read moreThe topic of Spanish-language misinformation and disinformation has received increasing attention in recent years, with a special focus on the…
Dr. Gerard GillCOVID-19 Conspiricism and the Four Ds of Stochastic Terrorism
Read moreIn the past weeks, Australian counter-terrorism officials have arrested and charged a man who encouraged anti-lockdown protesters to bring firearms…
Isaac KfirThinking About the Crime-Terror Nexus in the COVID-19 era
Read moreResearch indicates that the end of the Cold War gave rise to the crime-terror nexus as states ended their support…
Dr. Garth DaviesThe Potential Effects of COVID-19 on Radicalisation to Violent Extremism
Read moreOn 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the newly discovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic.…
Dr. Gerard GillConspiracism, Extremism and the Battle Over Sacred Values
Read moreOn 24 July 2021 in Australia, against the backdrop of a city and state sinking further into crisis, a rally…
Joseph FrancoCurrent and Emerging Threats by Violent Extremists: Results of the Online CENS Expert Survey
Read moreThe Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) designed an online expert survey, primarily to assess the pandemic’s impact on…
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