- Jul022021
‘Hard Platforms’ vs ‘Friendly Platforms’: Understanding Jihadist Activism on the Internet
Our understanding of how the Internet has fostered terrorist activism is conditioned by an important bias that affects the robustness…
Manuel Ricardo Torres-Soriano - Jun302021
The Jihadist of Rambouillet’s Facebook Account
On 23 April 2021, Tunisia-born Jamel Gorchene murdered civil servant Stéphanie Monfermé at the police station in Rambouillet, 45 kilometers…
Brune Descamps - Jun282021
A Survey of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Activities Across the Gaming Environment
The relationship between video games and large-scale violence has been questioned since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. In…
Aaron Tielemans - Jun242021
Terrorism and New Technology
Terrorism is an indirect strategy from an operational perspective. It is a rational means of action for the weaker party…
Rachid El Houdaigui - Jun222021
Extremism Unmasked
Early analysis in 2020 raised two points, the COVID-19 health restrictions would likely have an impact on offline recruitment from…
Marc-André Argentino - Jun222021
Creating a New Space for French Revolutionary Nationalists on the Internet
On the 20 and 27 June 2021, the National Front (FN), the biggest French far-right movement, has a chance to…
Damien Saverot - Jun212021
Far-Right in the Global South: Adapting and Applying Tech Policies Locally
In the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook prepared for the potential spreading of disinformation and election-related violence…
Dr. Eviane Leidig - Jun172021
Affirmations of Support and Rituals of Jihadi Martyrdoms
When a big named jihadi leader dies, there is usually a cacophony of statements released eulogising the individual that was…
Aaron Zelin - Jun162021
Stopping Terrorist Violence, One Cellphone Shutdown at a Time
In 2008, terrorists were involved in carrying out deadly attacks in Mumbai which killed 172 people and were spread across…
Fatima Mustafa - Jun142021
The Darker Side of Social: QAnon Instagram Comments Before the Capitol Riots
In the days and weeks following the US Capitol riots of 6 January 2021, journalists acknowledged the preparations made by…
Sara Aniano - Jun142021
QAnon and the Great Awakening: How the Deep Web Rewrites Ideologies and Beliefs
Web 2.0 technologies paved the way for the interactive web, opening a virtual topography easily accessible to countless people worldwide.…
Dr. Chamila Liyanage - Jun112021
Crime, Cryptocurrency, and El Salvador’s Big Bet on Bitcoin
This week, El Salvador made headlines as the first country to adopt bitcoin as a form of legal tender. Although…
Dr. Alexis Henshaw - Jun102021
Gab’s Gift to the Far-Right
As major social-networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have increased their efforts at moderation to crack down on hateful…
Jordan McSwiney - Jun092021
A Proprietary Solution to GIFCT’s Consolidated List Problem
In 2017, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Microsoft formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (“GIFCT”) “to formalize the existing…
Brett Raffish - Jun072021
The Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone Actors
Conspiracy theories have been talked about a lot recently as a key ingredient in the radicalisation of right-wing lone actor…
Dr. William Allchorn - Jun022021
Tracking Violent Extremism Online and the Challenge of Open-Source Intelligence
Understanding online behaviours of extremist groups requires observation, analysis and often dissemination. Academic researchers, government agencies, and civil society groups…
Lyria Bennett Moses - Jun012021
Choosing Offline: Why India’s ‘Other’ Insurgencies Have not Gone Digital
While majority of the debates in and around online extremism and radicalisation in India over the recent past have revolved…
Kabir Taneja - May282021
The Boogaloo Movement, Coded Communication and the Need for Context-Based Moderation
From the political fringes to the front pages, the Boogaloo Boys were thrust into the national spotlight last year. But…
Storyful - May252021
Mapping the Turkestan Islamic Party’s Online Propaganda Networks
The Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) is considered the most prominent Salafi-jihadist terrorist organisation that originates from China. While it aims…
Miron Lakomy - May242021
Polarisation and the Pandemic: The Alternative für Deutschland’s Narration of COVID-19 on Twitter
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt globally by societies in their entirety; from hospitalisations, deaths, the economic downturn and…
Chamin Herath - May202021
Violent Extremism: The Ghost or the Machine?
The Australian parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is currently holding an inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia. It…
Lydia Khalil - May192021
The Digital Transformations of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the Battle Against Online Propaganda
In the face of repeated Europol-led crackdowns, and frequent flagging of content by the EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU),…
Héni Nsaibia - May172021
Defining the Delta Between Hashed Terrorist Content and All Terrorist Content
Terrorists and violent extremists (“VE”) have “exploit digital platforms” to share intelligence, recruit, and disseminate ideology. The Global Internet Forum…
Brett Raffish - May132021
Examining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
Although many law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about online communities known to facilitate violent right-wing extremism, little is…
Dr. Ryan Scrivens - May122021
The Out-Group in the In-Group
Extremists hate people who do not share their group identity. If scholars of terrorism and extremism can agree on little…
J.M. Berger - May102021
Collaboration and Legislation: Confronting Online Violent Extremism from New Zealand
It’s unclear exactly how many times the livestreamed video of the 2019 Christchurch attack was viewed or shared before the…
Cameron Sumpter - May072021
Online Jihadist Chants: An Access Point for Incitement of Violence
Anasheed or jihadi chants (Anasheed Jihadiya) are forms of creative expression that serve a number of purposes including enjoyment, celebration,…
El Mostafa Rezrazi - May062021
“I will never forget this for as long as I live”: Social Learning at the Capitol Hill Siege
“Today was indeed a historical day for sure. I will never forget this for as long as I live… I’m…
Danielle Carrier - May042021
Predictive Technologies in Preventive Counterterrorism
On 3 May 2017, an Australian Super Hornet airstrike in Iraq dropped a GPS-guided bomb on a house in West…
Shiri Krebs - Apr292021
QAnon Women in Politics Part Two: QAnon Careers
Over the last year, the QAnon conspiracy has cemented itself as part of the furniture of the American political landscape,…
Blyth Crawford - Apr282021
QAnon Women in Politics Part One: The QAnon Candidates
Content warning: discussion of rape and sexual violence statistics and child abuse. The 2020 United States election marked QAnon’s formal…
Blyth Crawford - Apr272021
The Nexus Between Political Distrust and Online Extremism
We are living at a time when trust in established politicians and political institutions is at an all-time low, a…
Isaac Kfir - Apr262021
From Gangs to Groupuscules & Solo-Actor Terrorism: New Zealand Far-Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives in the Context of the Christchurch Attack
At 1.40pm on 15 March 2019, Christchurch shooter, Brenton Heston Tarrant, approached the Al-Noor Mosque near the city’s Hagley Park.…
Dr. William Allchorn - Apr232021
Do Researchers Have an Obligation to Report Dangerous Actors?
The Lowy Institute recently conducted a survey of the terrorism and extremism research community regarding research on the role of…
Lydia Khalil - Apr212021
Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform
Social media has greatly reconfigured the relationship between the state and its people, especially by becoming the primary avenue through…
Prithvi Iyer - Apr192021
Bridging the Gap Between Counterterrorism Research and Practice Through Game-Based Learning
Much journalistic and academic attention has been focused on understanding the role that games and gamification plays within extremist groups.…
Teo Kai Xiang