- Sep272024
AI Against Terror: Harnessing Technology to Combat Terrorism in the Horn of Africa
Introduction Countries in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, have long faced challenges from terrorism and…
Abraham Ename Minko - Sep252024
The Dark Truth About Cats and Dogs: The Xenophobic Underbelly of the Springfield Conspiracy Theory
Introduction ‘Please keep a close eye on these animals’. This is the last line of the original Facebook post behind…
Dr. Bethan Johnson - Sep202024
TTP’s Alliance with the Afghan Taliban: In ISKP’s Crosshairs
Introduction The exit of the US forces and the Taliban’s subsequent takeover of Kabul in August 2021 has significantly reshaped…
Mona Thakkar - Sep182024
The UK Riots, Misinformation and Foreign Interference: A Smoking Gun or Something Else?
Introduction The UK Government has said to be examining the role of foreign interference in the wake of the country’s…
Dr. William Allchorn - Sep162024
Beyond Borders: Mitigating Online Risks and Reciprocal Violence in the Bangladesh Protests
Introduction In July 2024, Bangladesh underwent a significant political transition, culminating in the end of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year tenure as…
Devika Shanker-Grandpierre - Sep112024
Deep Fakes, Deeper Impacts: AI’s Role in the 2024 Indian General Election and Beyond
Introduction The Indian general election of 2024 saw a surge in the deployment of AI-based technologies, particularly deep fakes and…
Anadi - Sep102024
Lawsuits, Rivalries, and Trolls: Examining the Behaviour of the 3D-Printed Gun Movement
The broad 3D-printed gun movement has a strong libertarian ethos. While many participants are simply hobbyists attracted to the technical…
Rajan Basra - Sep042024
Inside Hamas’ Pocketbook: Financing Terrorism Through Online Financial Platforms
Introduction In the wake of the 7 October attack and the war that has followed, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic resistance…
Omri Brinner - Sep022024
Shadows of Wieambilla: Millenarian Content on Australian Conspiracist Facebook
Introduction As the inquest into Australia’s first Christian extremist terror attack continues, this Insight explores the persistent use of religious…
Dr. Gerard Gill - Aug292024
Fomenting Civil War?: Disinformation Narratives after the Southport Attack
Introduction Following the 29 July 2024 knife attack in Southport, England, which left three children dead and ten others injured,…
Mason Krusch - Aug282024
Fanning the Flames: Online Misinformation and Far-Right Violence in the UK
Introduction Earlier this month, the UK grappled with possibly one of the worst instances of organised far-right violence in its…
Mariam Shah - Aug212024
Baqiyah Boards of Pinterest Province Part II: A Walkthrough Down Wilayah Pinterest Lane
Introduction This is the second part of a two-part examination of pro-IS accounts and content on Pinterest. The previous Insight…
Meili Criezis - Aug192024
Pinterest Province: Islamic State Content On Image Boards
Introduction Insightful research has examined how Islamic State media and pro-Islamic State supporters navigate a wide array of social media…
Meili Criezis - Aug162024
“Dead society”: Tracing the Online Dimension of a Militant Accelerationist-Inspired Attack in Turkey
Content warning: This Insight contains mentions of suicide and terrorist violence. Introduction An assailant injured at least five people with…
Arthur Bradley - Aug142024
Proselytism to Provocation: Anjem Choudary’s life in Salafi-Jihadist Activism
Introduction The British public’s first real introduction to Anjem Choudary was as a supporting cast member in Jon Ronson’s 1997…
Liam Duffy - Aug122024
“Our content is intended to be satirical”: Parody Accounts, Memes, and Antisemitism Post 7/10
Introduction The massacre committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 caused profound shock and distress across the world. Such significant…
Sabrina Tripodi - Aug092024
Española: Russia’s Far-Right Hooligan Militia and Its Online Activities
Introduction In a Mariupol football field, a video cut with Russian-language punk rock shows a group of men chasing a…
Peter Smith - Aug072024
A Hashtag Perspective: Examining ISIS Supporter Activities on Twitter in Türkiye between 2019 and 2022
Note 1: This Insight has been prepared as part of a project supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council…
Ahmet Yiğitalp Tulga - Aug052024
Corecore: a TikTok Trend as Initiation to Incel Ideology
Introduction Corecore is a trend that gained popularity in 2022 on TikTok. Each video in the trend is a montage…
Noa Rusnak - Jul312024
‘Islamic Republic of France’: AI and the Spreading of Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories Around the French Parliamentary Elections
Introduction In the wake of the recent European elections, Emmanuel Macron stunned the continent following his party’s disappointing showing by…
Piotr Marczynski - Jul292024
Gaining Steam: Far-Right Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms
Introduction In the entertainment industry, gaming has become the most profitable business, surpassing both music and film production. According to…
Shiraz Shaikh - Jul252024
Racists Ridicule ‘Zion Don’ After Foiled Assassination
Content Warning: This Insight contains antisemitic, racist, and hateful imagery. Introduction Given right-wing extremists’ love of political spectacle and tendency…
Dr. Bethan Johnson - Jul242024
13 Years On: The Enduring Influence of Breivik’s Manifesto on Far-Right Terror
Introduction On 22 July 2011, Anders Breivik carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in Norway’s history, killing 77 and injuring…
Joshua Molloy - Jul182024
Camera, Action, Play: An Exploration of Extremist Activity on Video- and Livestreaming Platforms
Introduction Since the livestreamed attacks in Christchurch, Halle and the US Capitol Building, streaming platforms have become a topic of…
Lars Wiegold - Jul152024
All the World’s a Stage: How Predictive Programming Crafts Far-Right X Users’ Worldview
Introduction This Insight investigates how far-right X users construct their worldview around fictional media and predictive programming, that is, the…
Mason Krusch - Jul112024
Methodologies in Manipulation: The Far-Right’s Antisemitic Discourse Online Amid the Israel-Hamas War
Introduction Israel’s war on Hamas has been making headlines worldwide since it began on 7 October 2023. However, individuals around…
Uri Klempner - Jul092024
The Hate Ministries: Far-Right Social Media Extremism in Argentina and Brazil
Introduction In recent years in Argentina and Brazil, far-right governments have risen to power, represented by the leadership of Argentinian…
Ariel Goldstein - Jul042024
The Digital Weaponry of Radicalisation: AI and the Recruitment Nexus
Introduction Islamic State (IS) recently released a powerful recruitment message for ‘distracted Muslim youth’ to travel and join IS territories…
Mariam Shah - Jul012024
Beyond Hitler and Mussolini: TikTok and the Adoration of Minor Fascist Ideologues
Introduction The spread of extreme right-wing propaganda on TikTok is a familiar problem. Admiration for fascist ideologues from the early…
Kye Allen - Jun272024
ISKP’s Latest Campaign: Expanded Propaganda and External Operations
Introduction The Islamic State Khurasan Province’s (ISKP) capabilities and intent to carry out attacks outside of its nucleus in Pakistan…
Dr. Colin Clarke - Jun242024
“Substitution”: Extremists’ New Form of Implicit Hate Speech to Avoid Detection
Content Warning: This insight contains antisemitic, racist, and hateful imagery. Introduction Extremists exploit social media platforms to spread hate against…
Marten Risius - Jun202024
On the Road to Quds: How the Axis of Resistance Defines Geopolitical Battlegrounds in Favour of Authoritarianism
Introduction ‘Shia civilization awakened’, a Russian ideologue proclaimed on his Telegram channel in early 2024, hailing the infamous Axis of…
Dr. Chamila Liyanage - Jun172024
Friend of the Locals, Enemy of the State: The Social Media Presence of Comando Vermelho
*Disclaimer: To uphold transparency about the posts reflected in this Insight, some posts and accounts presented here were current as…
Lucas Almeida - Jun122024
Swatting: A Fictitious Threat Generating Real-World Hazards
Introduction Swatting is named after the ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’ groups of law enforcement officials in the United States –…
Michael Prasad - Jun102024
Gaming the System: The Use of Gaming-Adjacent Communication, Game and Mod Platforms by Extremist Actors
Introduction Since the live-streamed racist and antisemitic attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Halle, Germany, in 2019 and details of…
Constantin Winkler - Jun052024
More than Sports: Building Resilience against Extremism in Esports
Eliot J. Oreskovic is an Executive Co-Director of the United States Esports Association, which is a member of the Extremism…
Eliot Oreskovic