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  • Oct232025

    Malicious Use of AI and the Race to Respond: Innovation, Regulation, and Risk

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    Terrorist and Violent Extremist (TVE) actors are known as early adopters of emerging technologies. There is growing evidence that TVEs…

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  • Oct202025

    ICERAID: Surveillance, Vigilantism, and Crypto-Rewards

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    Over the last several years, extremist and terrorist groups have begun using cryptocurrencies in a myriad of operational capacities.      …

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  • Oct152025

    Everyday Extremism: Molka, Nth Room, and the Infrastructure of Digital Misogyny

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    Digital sex crimes such as South Korea’s molka (hidden camera) phenomenon and the Nth Room case are frequently described as…

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  • Oct132025

    Light of Darkness: An Analysis of ISKP’s Digital Handbook

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    The digital bulletin, Light of Darkness, was originally conceived as a supplementary component to Voice of Khurasan and has gradually…

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  • Oct082025

    Symbols and Scripts: Firearms as Artefacts of Extremist Violence

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    On 10 September 2025, in Orem, Utah, right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed. Investigators later reported that…

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  • Oct072025

    ‘The Generation of ‘Digital Natives’: How Far-Right Extremists Target Australian Youth Online for Radicalisation and Recruitment’

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    Content disclaimers: All identifiers referencing real-life cases will be anonymised with pseudonyms, noting that in Australia, names are publicly withheld…

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  • Oct032025

    OSINT: The Digital Force-Multiplier for Extremist Violence

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    Violent extremists are continually adapting the ways in which they exploit digital platforms for coordination and recruitment. Open-source intelligence (OSINT),…

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  • Sep242025

    Gen-Zs and Ghost Guns: Trends, Threats and Implications

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    Ghost guns, in particular 3D-printed guns, have been gaining popularity among youth, with several criminal violent extremist examples in recent…

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  • Sep222025

    Virtual Worlds, Real Threats: Violent Extremist Exploitation of Roblox and Wider Gaming Ecosystems

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    In January 2025, a man named James Wesley Burger used Roblox—a platform designed for creativity and youth engagement—to openly issue…

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  • Sep172025

    Mapping Terrorist AI Use: Identifying Factors Behind a Relatively Slow Adoption Rate

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    Over the past three years, regional, national, and international governments have repeatedly raised concerns that the misuse of Generative AI…

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