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  • Dec042024

    Brotherhood of Blood: Understanding the Origins and Trajectory of the Maniac Murder Cult

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    Introduction As heavy metal music begins to play on a video, a black and white face appears on the screen,…

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  • Dec022024

    “Degenerate” Queers and “Chadsexual” Sapphics: Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric in the Incelosphere

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    Content warning: This insight contains references to homophobic and transphobic slurs and violence against women.   Introduction At present, our understandings…

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  • Nov282024

    CaliphateTok: How Islamic State (IS) Leverages Social Media in Indonesia and the Power of Counter-Narratives

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    Introduction On 31 July 2024, Indonesia’s Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) arrested a suspect in East Java accused of…

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  • Nov252024

    From Trees to Terror: JNIM’s Use of Online Rosewood Sales to Fuel Expansion

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    Introduction On 17 September, al-Qaeda-affiliated Malian terror group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) carried out a series of attacks…

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  • Nov222024

    Terrorgram and Youth Radicalisation: Understanding Brazil’s Online Extremist Landscape

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    Introduction The emergence of extremist ideologies in Brazil, particularly through the Telegram network known as Terrorgram, presents a grave threat…

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  • Nov202024

    The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era

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    Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary…

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  • Nov182024

    Youth and Adolescent Online Radicalisation: Critical Cases From Singapore

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    Introduction In July 2024, two Singaporeans were issued Restriction Orders under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after having been separately…

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  • Nov152024

    In Tune with Danger: Understanding Extremist Content on Audio Platforms in Brazil

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    Introduction With the rise of the far and extreme right globally, Brazil has experienced a significant increase in the proliferation…

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  • Nov142024

    The North African Regional Nexus: A History of VEOs and Online Recruitment

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    Introduction Since the conclusion of the Arab Spring in late 2012, the North African region has long been subjected to…

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  • Nov112024

    The Women of the Manosphere: Anti-Feminist Women Influencers in South Korea

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    Introduction Much has been written and discussed about the manosphere, or the online community of male supremacist groups and individuals.…

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