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  • Oct092020

    Lessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub

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    In 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…

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  • Oct072020

    A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Right-Wing Extremist Facebook Group Pages

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    It’s well known that social media platforms play a significant role in facilitating right-wing extremist support networks and propagating extremist…

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  • Oct052020

    Conspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start?

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    As the global COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, conspiracy theories are fuelling protests, altercations between citizens and law enforcement, property damage…

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  • Oct022020

    Toxic #Cybercampaigns: The Muslim Cyber Army versus Militant Pluralism

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    Social media campaigns are exacerbating a lurch towards polarisation in Indonesia. Fissures in Indonesian society brought about by large-scale ethnic…

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  • Oct012020

    Online Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation

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    Introduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new – nor is it immediately synonymous…

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  • Sep292020

    Exposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront Terrorism

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    “I can’t report”; “I don’t trust the security forces to report”; “I have reported before, but he–the terrorist–was released”; “reporting…

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  • Sep252020

    Geographically Contextualising Right-Wing Extremism for Tech Platforms: A Perspective From India

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    A rise in right-wing extremism in the United States has forced the FBI to call out a domestic terrorism threat.…

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  • Sep242020

    Increased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Australia, once touted as a model for a considered and sustainable approach to COVID-19 is now in an interesting position…

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  • Sep222020

    Diaries of Female Jihadists Imprisoned in Al-Hol Camp: An Analysis

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    Al-Hol Camp is located in Northern Syria, and shelters close to 70,000 people; mostly women and children who previously lived…

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  • Sep212020

    Part 2: Algorithmic Agency in Online Extremism: The Bigger Picture

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    The rapid pace of technological evolution and tactics of adversarial attacks confer epistemic authority to data scientists. These experts play…

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