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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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  • Nov262021

    Censoring Extremism: Impact of Takedowns on Islamic State Visuals

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    Non-state extremist groups like Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda utilise various online channels to disseminate strategic information to members, sympathisers,…

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  • Nov252021

    COVID-19 Conspiricism and the Four Ds of Stochastic Terrorism

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    In the past weeks, Australian counter-terrorism officials have arrested and charged a man who encouraged anti-lockdown protesters to bring firearms…

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  • Nov182021

    Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: The Boogaloo

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    “You wanna create f***ing some instability while the Virginia situation is happening, make other things happen. Derail some rail lines…

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  • Nov162021

    Video Games, Extremism and Terrorism: A Literature Survey

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    Video games are extremely popular, with a market worth over $175 billion per year and at least 3 billion players…

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  • Nov122021

    Remaining and Expanding or Surviving and Adapting? Extremist Platform Migration and Adaptation Strategies

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    Despite the often-decentralised nature of extremists and violent extremists in online spaces, there is clear evidence that they attempt to…

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