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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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  • Sep182020

    Striking Similarities Between Islamist Terrorism and Violent Right-Wing Extremism

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    In his book Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition (2018), Francis Fukuyama describes nationalism and Islamism as…

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  • Sep172020

    No Child’s Play: The Identitarian Movement’s ‘Patriotic’ Video Game

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    On 15 September, the German-speaking branch of the Identitarian Movement (Identitäre Bewegung; IB) released its first video game: A classic…

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  • Sep152020

    Part 1: Algorithmic Deconstruction in the Context of Online Extremism

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    Threats to cyberspace typically arise from intentional agents as well as systemic threats that emanate from the innate unpredictability of…

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  • Sep142020

    An Insider Perspective: What the Internet Means to UK Jihadists

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    September 2016, just hours before I was due to interview the radical Islamist leader Anjem Choudary, I received a text.…

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  • Sep112020

    Hate Speech in the Context of Mass Atrocity Crimes

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    The May 2020 arrest of Félicien Kabuga brought an end to a manhunt spanning 26 years and two continents. Among…

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  • Sep102020

    Digital Resiliency and OPSEC Strategies Amongst Clandestine Networks

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    In June 2020, I detailed some of the operational and digital security (OPSEC) practices of English-language far-right networks as they…

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  • Sep082020

    Indian States, Deradicalisation and Online Platforms

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    Like many other countries, India has embarked on systemic deradicalisation programs over the past few years as part of its…

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  • Sep072020

    ‘Normal’ Authority? – Who’s Got the Power in a Democratic Information Environment

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    “Online, we do not yet have a tradition of the rule of law. We are not certain how to apply…

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  • Sep042020

    Balancing Online Content Moderation and the Rule of Law

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    Heated debates have continued to spring up around the world focusing on the growing role of technology companies in moderating…

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