Christopher WallThe Robots Will Not Save Us: The Limits of Machine Learning for Counterterrorism
At the dawn of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld argued it would trigger a…
Kris McGuffieApplying Systematic Content Moderation for Extremist Deterrence
Platforms that are committed to making their online communities inhospitable to extremism require pragmatic, layered approaches to policy, detection, moderation,…
Dr. Sam de BoiseMusic and Online Far-Right Extremism
The idea that music leads to extreme behaviour has a long history, ranging from Plato to black metal. Blues artists…
Isaac KfirThinking About the Crime-Terror Nexus in the COVID-19 era
Research indicates that the end of the Cold War gave rise to the crime-terror nexus as states ended their support…
Sammie WicksA Call for Orientation and Cultural Competency in Online Extremist Milieus within Prevention Efforts
The field of behavioural threat assessment and management (BTAM) has grown significantly in recent years with increasing numbers of law…
Dr. Gerard GillThe Persistence of QAnon on Mainstream Social Media
QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory and cultic social movement that needs little introduction. Just some of the harms it…
Isaac KfirAlgorithms, the Search for Transcendence and Online Radicalisation
Research on online radicalisation and recruitment has become increasingly sophisticated, with scholars looking at the processes, pathways, and triggers that…
Dr. Chamila LiyanageSociocracy: How Far Would the Survivalist Movements go to Evade the Establishment?
Anti-vax freedom seekers are vying to establish a safe haven in Mullumbimby in the remote Northern Rivers region in New…
Sara Aniano“Digital Soldier Reporting for Duty”: Far-Right Reactions to Major App Outages
On 4 October 2021, just one day after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen went public about the company’s prioritisation of boosting…
Dr. Manuela CaianiBetween Real and Virtual: Far-Right Mobilisation Strategies in Eastern Europe
Over the past few years, especially after the 2008 economic crisis, the resurgence of strong far-right groups is a significant…
Bàrbara Molas“He Looks Like a Clown”: Why is the Far-Right Mocking Fascists on Reddit?
For years now, researchers of the far-right have been pointing at the online use of satire, irony, and humour by…
Dr. Gerard GillUsing Text Analysis to Visualise a Neo-Nazi Leadership Change
By 2019 and 2020, an upsurge of far-right populism that had grown from the earlier Reclaim Australia rallies was seemingly…
Dr. William AllchornFrom Direct Action to Terrorism: Canadian Radical Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives at a Time of Volatility
For several years now, radical right extremist groups and their terror potential have been on the radar of Canada’s Security…
Dr. Garth DaviesThe Potential Effects of COVID-19 on Radicalisation to Violent Extremism
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the newly discovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic.…
Bàrbara MolasReddit’s Hosting Service and the Dangers of Outlinking
A key element in facilitating radicalisation processes leading to violent extremism, online hate speech has been considered among the most…
Linda SchlegelInto the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
Videogames, gaming-related content, and gaming (-adjacent) platforms are a new key area of discussion for those seeking to understand how…
Ariel BogleFar-Right Fundraising on Telegram
The Australian far-right is using a diverse range of online tools to fundraise and solicit donations. In this ecosystem, the…
Laurence Bindner20 Years After 9/11 – Why Islamic State’s Propaganda Hasn’t Overshadowed Al-Qaeda’s
Last weekend marked two important dates in the history of jihadism: the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attack by al-Qaeda…
Prof. Catherine BoukoHow Salafi-Jihadists Circumvent Facebook’s Community Standards With Mythical and Eudaimonic Content
In November 2019, the European Union celebrated a small victory: over 26,000 items of self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS)-supporting content, as…
Dr. Gerard GillConspiracism, Extremism and the Battle Over Sacred Values
On 24 July 2021 in Australia, against the backdrop of a city and state sinking further into crisis, a rally…
Linda SchlegelLet’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
In 2020, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator issued a warning that extremists are increasingly present in digital gaming spaces and in…
StoryfulFashwave: Extremist Audio Formats Present Complex Challenges
Extremist content is frequently coded–-both to escape moderation and to signal to others with similar ideologies. In many cases, the…
Matthew KrinerUnderstanding Accelerationist Narratives: ‘There Is No Political Solution’
On 6 January 2021, thousands of Americans inspired by the months-long online campaign to “Stop the Steal” stormed the US…
Linda SchlegelAs You Like It: User Types in Digital Gamified Radicalisation Processes
Videogames, gaming-related content, game aesthetics, gaming (-adjacent) platforms, gamification, and their potential link to digital extremist content and digitally-mediated radicalisation…
Meili CriezisErstwhile Allies and Community Convergence: A Preliminary Study of Online Interactions Between Salafi-Jihadists and White Supremacists
Recent research has begun to explore the overlaps and interactions between Salafi-jihadist and white supremacist movements and their supporters. Examining…
Kesa WhiteOne -Stop -Shop for Recruitment and Dating: Extremists’ Exploitation of Dating Platforms
Dating apps have become an essential part of life, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as individuals have limited face-to-face interactions.…
Nicolò MiottoThe Role of Online Communities in Supporting 3D-Printed Firearms
On 9 October 2019, Stephen Balliet, a 27-year-old German neo-Nazi, shot to death two people and injured another two near…
Julien BellaicheConnecting the Fringes: Neo-Nazi Glorification of Salafi-Jihadi Representations Online
On 1 April 2021, the French security service of the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DGSI) received an urgent…
Noah TurnerThe Global Jihadist Movement and Cyberterrorism
The events of 11 September 2001 placed jihadi-inspired extremism at the forefront of counterterrorism policy. Legislation such as the USA…
Jordan McSwineyMemes in Far-Right Digital Visual Culture
Internet memes are an important means of visual communication for the far-right. As American white supremacist Richard Spencer bragged to…
Dr. Chamila LiyanageThe Great Subcultural Convergence: How Illiberalism is Whipping Up a Storm
What are the extremist threats being incubated thanks to the technological advantages of the Internet? We could easily answer this…
Kabir TanejaFrom ‘Night Letters’ to the Internet: Propaganda, the Taliban and the Afghanistan Crisis
The fast-unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, spearheaded by the Taliban’s territorial juggernaut and the fall of Kabul, also became a significant…
Meili CriezisInsurrection Snapshot: Emerging Narrative Themes Following the January 6 Storming of the US Capitol
Although individuals on the far right, fascists, and white supremacists had a prior presence on Telegram, the aftermath of the…
Dr. Kumar RamakrishnaThe ‘4M Way’ to Promoting Alternative Narratives to Violent Islamist Extremism in Muslim Mindanao
Following the collapse of the so-called caliphate in March 2019, Islamic State (IS) has “repositioned its propaganda narrative to one…
Alexandria OnuohaDigital Misogynoir and White Supremacy: What Black Feminist Theory Can Teach Us About Far Right Extremism
What is Misogynoir? Far-right studies has been historically overrepresented by white scholars and those who don’t acquaint themselves with Black…
Kesa WhiteWhite Nationalists are Driving the CRT Conversation Online
Critical race theory (CRT) has become an important topic of discussion, but parent activists and governments are not the only…
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