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  • Jul292020

    Twitter, Wiley and the Interpretation of Violent Threats

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    Throughout the course of Friday 24 July, Richard Cowie – a pioneer of the “grime” genre who is more generally…

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  • Jul272020

    Counter-Narratives – Curse or Blessing?

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    Taking stock of the increased spread of extremist narratives – especially on social media – the search for appropriate counter-measures…

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  • Jul232020

    Plug-and-Play Propaganda: Understanding Production Quality in Atomwaffen Division Videos

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    After discovering a cache of eighteen Atomwaffen Division (AWD) propaganda videos on archive.org last year, our research team – comprised…

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  • Jul222020

    Cross-Promotion

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    QAnon conspiracies are a common thread between far-right extremists and online lifestyle and wellness influencers. Shared QAnon memes and hashtags…

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  • Jul202020

    From Patriots to Proud Boys: Who Is – and Isn’t – Using Parler

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    In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has been subject to critique across various social media platforms. A Trump campaign…

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  • Jul172020

    The Cultivated Extremist? How the Identitarian Movement Frames its Ideology

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    The Identitäre Bewegung (IB; Identitarian Movement) is the German branch of the transnational network of right-wing organisations affiliated to and…

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  • Jul152020

    Exploring Radical Right-Wing Posting Behaviours Online

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    It is becoming increasingly difficult, nearly impossible really, to manually search for violent extremists, potentially violent extremists, or even users…

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  • Jul132020

    Understanding the Online and Offline Dynamics of Terrorist Pathways

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    Terrorists use the Internet. This shouldn’t surprise anybody, but it also forms the basis of an important selection bias that…

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  • Jul102020

    IS “Advisers”: How Online Jihadists Guided European Volunteers to Syria

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    Recruiter or Adviser? One of the least understood elements of IS’s use of the Internet is ‘recruitment’. If much has…

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  • Jul092020

    Singapore’s Radicalised

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    Singapore has according to some estimates the most diverse population on earth. The resident population of approximately 5.8 million ethnically…

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