Inform (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements)‘Cultic’ Religious Groups: Order of Nine Angles
Read moreThis series of Insights draws on the GNET report by Inform: ‘Cults and Online Violent Extremism’. Inform are an independent…
Inform (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements)An Introduction to Cults and Online Violent Extremism
Read moreThis series of Insights draws on the GNET report, ‘Cults and Online Violent Extremism’ by Inform (Information Network Focus on…
Erin StonerSchrödinger’s Joke: The Weaponisation of Irony and Humour in the Alt-Right
Read moreIntroduction The use of online memes is a cultural stamp of the alt-right community; the packaging of political ideology into…
Georgia GilroyFanboys or the Frontline?: How al-Shabaab’s Social Media Influencers are Controlling the Narrative
Read moreFor over a decade, the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has prioritised media engagement as a critical component of its propaganda…
Ricardo ParreiraEurope’s Thin Blue Line: How The Far-Right Imposes Its Ideology On The Police
Read moreIntroduction Since 2013, amidst a wave of high-profile cases of police brutality and the rise of the Black Lives Matter…
Dr. Gerard GillExtremist Violence Against the Trans and LGBTQI+ Community in Australia: A Review of Recent Events
Read moreIntroduction Members of the LGBTQI+ community have long been targeted by far-right actors. However, across the last 12 months, violence…
Audrey GagnonThe ‘Critical’ and the ‘Sheep’: How Users of Far-Right Pages on Social Media See Themselves and the Mainstream
Read moreThis Insight summarises some of the findings presented in the article “Far-right virtual communities: Exploring users and uses of far-right…
Ryan NakadeBeyond Fake News: Meta-Ideological Awareness (MIA) as an Antidote to Conspiracy and Radicalisation
Read moreIntroduction Online misinformation and disinformation are widely recognised as detrimental to society, most of all due to their links with…
Seán LooneyContent Moderation Through Removal of Service: Content Delivery Networks and Extremist Websites
Read moreIntroduction Kiwifarms was an internet forum known for its active targeting and harassment of trans people. In August 2022, the…
Raphael GluckAre Jihadists Profiting from NFTs?
Read moreIn September 2022, the Wall Street Journal published a report on our discovery of NFTs created by the Islamic State…
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