Kabir TanejaThe Sudden Rise of Indian Tech Platforms: Are they Prepared for the Challenge of Online Extremism?
The recent political crisis between India and China precipitated by the clashes on the disputed border between the two states…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensAssessing the Impact of U.S. Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilisation Online
Research has overwhelmingly found that central offline events influence online activity and highlight an important interaction between people’s on- and…
Dr. Heejin KimCyber Surveillance Technology, Unchecked – Can the Global Export Control Regime be a Stabiliser?
The proliferation and abuse of cyber surveillance technology is a global policy problem. Such a global problem requires a set…
Prof. Hanna PfeiferWhy Academic Struggles Over Words Matter
Politicians, the media, and social media users alike have framed recent attacks in Europe as instances of “Islamist” violence. The…
Linda SchlegelOf Challengers and Socialisers: How User Types Moderate the Appeal of Extremist Gamified Applications
Recent years have seen an increase in the gamification of digital extremist content and discussions around the potential implications of…
Isaac KfirExploring the Link Between Uncertainty, Ahistoricism and Algorithms
We are living in a time of extreme uncertainty. Nothing seems real because any fact is contestable. There are several…
Dr. Eviane LeidigNow Streaming: “Love Jihad” on Netflix
Until now, Netflix was a tech company that did not have to address issues related to extremism on its platform.…
Tiana GaudetteUpvoting Extremism: Collective Identity Formation and the Extreme Right on Reddit
Researchers who have explored right-wing extremists’ use of the Internet have typically focused their attention on dedicated hate sites and…
Dr. Antoine JardinAmerican Interest in Global Jihad – A Google Trend Analysis
Radicalisation, jihadism and terrorism-related issues were not extensively addressed during the 2020 US presidential campaign. In contrast to all previous…
Dr. Valentine CrossetCyberwar on Twitter: Cyber-Vigilantes vs Islamic State
With the multiplication of online jihadi content and terrorist attacks in the West in recent years, some users and hacktivist…
Exan ShariefOffline Meets Online: A Fused Messaging Ecosystem in Response to Violent Extremism in Mindanao
Conflict in Mindanao is rooted in both socioeconomic factors and identity politics. At present, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim…
Dr. Patrick BishopOnline Terrorist Content: Is it Time for an Independent Regulator?
In April 2019, the U.K. Government published its Online Harms white paper. This proposed the creation of a new independent…
Meili CriezisBaghdadi Fan Mail
An earlier version of this Insight incorrectly mentioned Denmark in the table below, instead of Austria. This has now been…
Andrew MinesPreempting the Storm: DOJ Moves to Tackle Terrorist and Criminal Use of Cryptocurrencies with Bolder International Approach
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the publication of a Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework penned by the Attorney General’s…
Bennett CliffordExtremist Experimentation with Text-Based Instant Messaging Applications
The text-based instant messaging platform Telegram has become a chief coordinating forum for several extremist online milieus over the past…
Laurence BindnerSocial Media and the Murder of Samuel Paty
Could better monitoring have prevented a terror attack? If we recap the spiral of events that led to the beheading…
Dr. Matthew SharpeThe Hate Matrix of Online Gaming
The word that the extreme right use to describe the political radicalisation of newcomers to their worldview is “red pilling”.…
Dr. Carol WinklerLinear Relationships Between Islamic State’s Extent of Territorial Control and its Visual Messaging Campaign
The importance of online media campaigns to non-state, militant groups is difficult to overstate and a folly to ignore. Online…
Kabir TanejaFrom ShamiWitness to QMap: The Movement of ‘One’ in Online Radicalisation
The development of the right-wing conspiracy ecosystem known as QAnon in and around the US elections has been witnessed with…
Dr. Patrick WalshRethinking Bioterrorism Post COVID-19
COVID-19 has demonstrated the need for greater strategic and operational integration between public health and national security agencies. It has…
Hampton StallWhat’s in a Meme? The Rise of “Saint Kyle”
The media has been captured the past two weeks with the news of the FBI and Michigan police pressing charges…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensExamining the Developmental Pathways of Online Posting Behaviour in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have paid close attention to the presence of terrorists and extremists online in recent years, with…
Héni NsaibiaDigital Dunes and Shrublands: A Comparative Introduction to the Sahelian Jihadi Propaganda Ecosystem
The Sahel comprises some of the world’s poorest countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are undergoing several crises that together…
Chelsea DaymonLOL Extremism: Humour in Online Extremist Content
Humour is a staple of life found in in-person interactions and in virtual environments. Many of us have viewed, shared,…
Nazneen MohsinaHindutva Vigilantism: Online Hate, Offline Harms
India is witnessing a steep rise in ethno-religious majoritarianism, and social media is playing a significant role in empowering Hindu…
Dr. Michael KronaRevisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’
The current ‘post-caliphate’ era of Islamic State (IS) has been widely discussed in recent years, following the organisation’s loss of…
Dr. Antoine JardinFrench Jihadism on the Internet: A Quantitative Overview
France has been one of the most-targeted Western countries by jihadist organisations in the past 5 years and one of…
El Mostafa RezraziJihadi Media and Online Secrecy as Doctrinal Values
The significant role of jihadists stationed in online battlefields was reflected as early as 2006 in the communicative philosophy of…
Dr. Ariel KochOnline White Supremacy: Looking for a Place to Spread Hate in the Age of Multiple Communication Platforms
Introduction A study by the Anti-Defamation League, which was published in early 2020, has found that American right-wing extremists were…
Dr. Julian JunkMacron’s Plan for Fighting Islamist Radicalisation – Offline
On 2 October French president Macron presented a 5-point plan to address Islamist radicalisation. It is one of the most…
Dr. Elizabeth PearsonLessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub
In 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…
Jade HutchinsonA Comparison of Australian and Canadian Right-Wing Extremist Facebook Group Pages
It’s well known that social media platforms play a significant role in facilitating right-wing extremist support networks and propagating extremist…
Elise ThomasConspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start?
As the global COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, conspiracy theories are fuelling protests, altercations between citizens and law enforcement, property damage…
Jennifer Yang HuiToxic #Cybercampaigns: The Muslim Cyber Army versus Militant Pluralism
Social media campaigns are exacerbating a lurch towards polarisation in Indonesia. Fissures in Indonesian society brought about by large-scale ethnic…
Florence KeenOnline Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation
Introduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new – nor is it immediately synonymous…
Omar MohammedExposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront Terrorism
“I can’t report”; “I don’t trust the security forces to report”; “I have reported before, but he–the terrorist–was released”; “reporting…
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