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Insights

  • Aug102020

    State-Sponsored Right-Wing Extremism: A Hybridity of Threat to Liberal Democracy

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    The weaponisation of ideas is hardly new. But the almost limitless potential of cyberspace to spread ideas of hate remakes…

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  • Aug072020

    The Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing Extremists

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    In the past five years, it has become increasingly common for practitioners and policymakers in the Western world to draw…

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  • Aug052020

    Facebook’s Disruption of the Boogaloo Network

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    On 30 June 2020, Facebook announced it was designating “a violent US-based anti-government network as a dangerous organization” and subsequently…

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  • Aug032020

    The Digital Fight Against Islamic State and Al-Qaeda

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    The Digital Caliphate Despite the substantial military defeats suffered by Islamic State (IS), as well as its loss of the…

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  • Aug032020

    Terrorism Legislation in the Social Media Age

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    Replacing the 2007 Human Security Act Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11479 (RA 11479) or the 2020 Anti-Terrorism…

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  • Jul312020

    From Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work

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    The radicalisation of vulnerable youth through online content has been a major threat for Indian law enforcement in recent years.…

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  • Jul302020

    Telegram’s anti-IS Campaign: Effectiveness, Perspectives, and Policy Suggestions

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    In November, Telegram and Europol launched a two-day coordinated campaign focused on removing Islamic State (IS) channels, groups, and pro-Islamic…

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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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