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  • Mar202023

    Frank James: The New York Subway Shooter’s Radical Discourse on Social Media

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    Introduction  On April 12, 2022, Frank R. James carried out a shooting in the New York City Subway, injuring ten…

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  • Mar162023

    Unpacking the Incelosphere: In-group Categorisation, Incel Purity, and Competition 

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    Introduction  In the near-decade since the first publicly recognised act of incel violence in 2014, at the hands of 22-year-old…

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  • Mar152023

    Discourses of Violence in Incel Online Discussions After the Plymouth Shooting

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    Introduction In August 2021, a young man attacked and killed his mother in Plymouth, UK. He then left his home,…

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  • Mar142023

    Understanding Incels’ Online Behaviour and Perceptions of Hateful Content

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    Introduction Recent years have seen an increase in awareness and concern about incels, or involuntarily celibate men, particularly because of…

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  • Mar132023

    Incel PR: The Rebranding of the Incel Community & the Role of Media and Academia

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    Certain usernames and names of forums have been removed to avoid amplifying their voices and platforms.  In August 2021, Jake…

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  • Mar102023

    Can ‘Cyberterrorism’ Really Exist in Africa?

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    Introduction Since the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, Africa has experienced a strong upward trend in ICT…

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  • Mar062023

    Soliciting Online Bayʿat: Pro-Islamic State Responses to Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s Death

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    On 30 November 2022, the official Islamic State spokesman, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, confirmed the death of Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi…

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  • Mar032023

    The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s Enduring Influence on IS-Khurasan

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    The Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISKP) has drastically expanded its propaganda apparatus in recent months, releasing a steady flow of…

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  • Mar012023

    Rebranding the East Asia Knights: A Reflection of Dawlah Islamiyah’s Effort to Learn

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    What is the East Asia Wilayah? On 8 January 2023, the main Southeast Asian Islamic State media channel, the East…

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  • Feb272023

    Trends in Terrorist Use of the Internet in 2022 

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    Terrorists were resilient online in 2022 and have continued to adapt their methods to ensure content remains available, such as…

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