Matthew KrinerBehind the Skull Mask: An Overview of Militant Accelerationism
Read moreMilitant accelerationism has recently emerged as one of the dominant terrorist movements in the Western world. Defined as a set…
- Julia Kupper
Going Dark: The Inverse Relationship between Online and On-the-Ground Pre-offence Behaviours in Targeted Attackers
Read moreThis pilot study examines the correlation of online and on-the-ground behaviours of three lone-actor terrorists prior to their intended and…
- Inform (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements)
Cults and Online Violent Extremism
Read moreThe word ‘cultic’ is applied to a diverse range of online activity. This label is not always intended to convey…
- Folahanmi Aina
The “Webification” of Jihadism: Trends in the Use of Online Platforms, Before and After Attacks by Violent Extremists in Nigeria
Read moreThe Executive Summary is also available in French, Arabic and German. Violent extremist organisations (VEOs) use social media platforms to…
- Galen Englund
The Online Gaming Ecosystem: Assessing Digital Socialisation, Extremism Risks and Harms Mitigation Efforts
Read moreThis report provides a review of the research on the exploitation of gaming and gaming‑adjacent platforms by violent extremists and…
- Elsa Bengtsson Meuller
A Feminist Theorisation of Cybersecurity to Identify and Tackle Online Extremism
Read moreThe Executive Summary is also available in French, German, Arabic, Indonesian and Japanese. Online abuse and extremism disproportionately target marginalised populations, particularly people of colour,…
- Miron Lakomy
Understanding the Trauma-Related Effects of Terrorist Propaganda on Researchers
Read moreThe Executive Summary is also available in French, German, Arabic, Indonesian and Japanese. Researchers who study online terrorism and political violence face a broad spectrum…
- Dr. Carol Winkler
MENA‐Based, Far‐Right and Far‐Left Extremist Groups: A Date‐Based Analysis
Read moreThis study identifies symbolically significant dates for extremist groups based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well…
- Dr Ayse Lokmanoglu
A Picture is Worth a Thousand (S)words: Classification and Diffusion of Memes on a Partisan Media Platform
Read moreThe Executive Summary of this report is also available in Arabic and French. Memes have become an integral tool of…
- Suraj Ganesan
Islamic State Online: A Look at the Group’s South Asian Presence on Alternate Platforms
Read moreThe Executive Summary of this report is also available in Arabic. In 2019, Telegram took extensive action to remove Islamic…
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