Sajid AzizVirtual Battlegrounds: Understanding the Online Campaign of Baloch Separatist Groups in Pakistan
Read moreBackground Heavy breathing fills the audio as the head-mounted camera captures a gun, apparently an M203 Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher, its…
Kris McGuffiePreventing Extremist Violence Using Existing Content Moderation Tools
Read moreKris McGuffie is a member of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to uncover how…
Ella BuschThe Deepfake Threat to the 2024 US Presidential Election
Read moreIntroduction As the 2024 US election campaign ramps up, artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes are already having a corrosive effect…
Amin MekacherPreparing for the Boogaloo: How Far-Right Communities Rallied on Discord for the Unite the Right Rally
Read moreIntroduction In August 2017, Charlottesville, Virginia, had its streets swarmed by white nationalists, klansmen and far-right militia in a demonstration…
Yosua PradityaThe COVID-19 Pandemic Exploited by Extremists: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and Germany
Read moreIntroduction COVID-19 social restrictions provided fertile ground for extremists around the world. During lockdown, as people spent significantly more time…
Joshua Bowes‘It’s Over! White People are Finished’: Accelerationist Memes using Generative AI on 4chan’s ‘/pol‘
Read moreContent Warning: this Insight contains antisemitic, racist and hateful imagery and language. Introduction Contemporary research on the use of the…
Paola TestaCLASSIFIED 1948/2024: What Israeli AI Implementation Teaches Us About the Warfare of Tomorrow
Read moreIntroduction Israel has become one of the most technologically advanced and AI-driven countries in the world almost 76 years after…
Esteban Villa-TurekCombating Online Extremism in the Global South: Lessons from COVID-19 Misinformation Flows
Read moreIntroduction Understanding the mechanisms driving the diffusion of problematic information – information that is “inaccurate, misleading, inappropriately attributed, or altogether…
Elyse Willemsen‘Doing What God Designed Men To Do’: Red Pilled Christians’ Quest for Patriarchy, According to Scripture
Read moreIntroduction The Red Pill philosophy is the foundation for many online, misogynist, male-only groups, colloquially known as the manosphere. The…
Jake Okechukwu EffoduhThe Role and Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Extremist Fuelled Election Misinformation in Africa
Read moreBackground The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technological possibilities, transforming industries and societies…
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