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  • Jan182022

    Tracing Extremist Platform Migration on the Darkweb: Lessons for Deplatforming

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    There is much debate surrounding the efficacy of ‘deplatforming’ extremist communities online, particularly related to whether taking down community spaces…

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  • Jan122022

    Incels and Securitisation: Between Fantasy and Reality

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    The horrific shooting in Plymouth by Jake Davison in August 2021 has led to an ongoing discussion about incels, what…

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  • Jan102022

    Youth-on-Youth Extreme-Right Recruitment on Mainstream Social Media Platforms

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    In recent months there has been a concerning number of kids and teenagers arrested for extreme-right-related terrorism offences across Western…

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  • Jan062022

    QAnon and Beyond: Analysing QAnon Trends a Year After January 6th

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    For some, the electoral loss of Donald Trump and the disappearance of the figure known as “Q” was marking the…

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  • Jan032022

    Examining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological Views

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    On 27 December 2021, Lyndon McLeod shot and killed five individuals in Denver, Colorado before being shot and killed by…

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  • Dec202021

    Online Radicalisation: Moving Beyond a Simple Dichotomy

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    There has been considerable concern about the threat of online radicalisation from policymakers, the media, and academics. This is unsurprising…

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  • Dec162021

    Towards a Truly Post-Organisational UK Far Right? The Usefulness of a Newly Emergent Concept

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    Despite recent hype around a post-organisational phase in extremist movements, the notion of a decentralised, leaderless group or movement –…

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  • Dec142021

    The Role of the Internet in the Radicalisation of Extreme-Right Lone Actors

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    Explaining Online Radicalisation With the rise of the Internet, there has been growing interest in its impact on radicalisation and…

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  • Dec072021

    Webmasters of Hate: Right-Wing Extremists Are Getting Smarter Online

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    As a researcher who studies the far-right, I spend a lot of time tracking extremists online. Earlier this month, while…

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  • Nov302021

    Understanding the Internet Propaganda Campaign of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-Affiliated Ebaa News Agency

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    Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), al-Qaeda’s former affiliate, constitutes one of the most prominent violent extremist organisations (VEOs) that operate in…

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