Marc-André ArgentinoQAnon and Beyond: Analysing QAnon Trends a Year After January 6th
For some, the electoral loss of Donald Trump and the disappearance of the figure known as “Q” was marking the…
Matthew KrinerExamining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological Views
On 27 December 2021, Lyndon McLeod shot and killed five individuals in Denver, Colorado before being shot and killed by…
Joe WhittakerOnline Radicalisation: Moving Beyond a Simple Dichotomy
There has been considerable concern about the threat of online radicalisation from policymakers, the media, and academics. This is unsurprising…
Dr. William AllchornTowards a Truly Post-Organisational UK Far Right? The Usefulness of a Newly Emergent Concept
Despite recent hype around a post-organisational phase in extremist movements, the notion of a decentralised, leaderless group or movement –…
Guri MølmenThe Role of the Internet in the Radicalisation of Extreme-Right Lone Actors
Explaining Online Radicalisation With the rise of the Internet, there has been growing interest in its impact on radicalisation and…
Kesa WhiteWebmasters of Hate: Right-Wing Extremists Are Getting Smarter Online
As a researcher who studies the far-right, I spend a lot of time tracking extremists online. Earlier this month, while…
Miron LakomyUnderstanding the Internet Propaganda Campaign of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-Affiliated Ebaa News Agency
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), al-Qaeda’s former affiliate, constitutes one of the most prominent violent extremist organisations (VEOs) that operate in…
Kayla McMinimyCensoring Extremism: Impact of Takedowns on Islamic State Visuals
Non-state extremist groups like Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda utilise various online channels to disseminate strategic information to members, sympathisers,…
Dr. Gerard GillCOVID-19 Conspiricism and the Four Ds of Stochastic Terrorism
In the past weeks, Australian counter-terrorism officials have arrested and charged a man who encouraged anti-lockdown protesters to bring firearms…
Matthew KrinerUnderstanding Accelerationist Narratives: The Boogaloo
“You wanna create f***ing some instability while the Virginia situation is happening, make other things happen. Derail some rail lines…
Sam AndrewsVideo Games, Extremism and Terrorism: A Literature Survey
Video games are extremely popular, with a market worth over $175 billion per year and at least 3 billion players…
Meili CriezisRemaining and Expanding or Surviving and Adapting? Extremist Platform Migration and Adaptation Strategies
Despite the often-decentralised nature of extremists and violent extremists in online spaces, there is clear evidence that they attempt to…
Simon CoplandThe Rise of the Far-Right Web
In October 2021 the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the establishment of a new social media…
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…
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