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Insights

  • Mar022022

    Islamic State Supporters Keeping Tabs on Ukraine

    Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, extremist milieus online focused their attention on news of the war. White supremacist, far…

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  • Feb282022

    The Death of Islamic State’s Leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Qurashi: What’s Next for Indonesian IS Supporters

    Online chatter in the Indonesian pro-Islamic State (IS) milieu on the death of IS’s ‘caliph’ Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi reveals…

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  • Feb242022

    Communication Technologies, Conspiracies, and Disinformation in Latin America: COVID-19 and Beyond

    The topic of Spanish-language misinformation and disinformation has received increasing attention in recent years, with a special focus on the…

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  • Feb182022

    Crowdfunding and Protest Financing: Emergency Law in Canada

    Since late January 2022, protesters have been occupying the city of Ottawa in an extended demonstration against vaccine mandates. The…

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  • Feb172022

    Understanding Attitudes to Extremism in Gaming Communities

    In our previous GNET Insight we looked at how quantitative measures can help us understand the prevalence of extreme language…

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  • Feb142022

    Fade to Black: Islamic State Supporter’s Reactions to the Death of Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

    On 3 February 2022 US President Joe Biden announced the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the…

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  • Feb092022

    Islamic State’s Quest for Legitimacy through Contradictory Messaging

    Leveraging upon cyberspace has been a seemingly effortless and integral part of Islamic State’s (IS) tactics since its inception to…

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  • Feb072022

    Creating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns

    Extremism is – at least partially – a communication challenge. The acceptance of extremist narratives, which provide followers with a…

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  • Feb022022

    Islamic State Food Enthusiasts: IS Supporters and Their Handwritten Notes of Support In Response to the Ghweran Prison Siege

    Near the end of January, Islamic State fighters began their siege on Ghweran Prison in Hasakah, Syria followed by a…

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  • Jan312022

    The Manosphere Isn’t Just White: Black Femicide and the Radicalisation of Black Male Youth

    Violence against women is a large public health issue where scholars and community organisers are striving to build support to…

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