Yorck BeeseAn Interview on Islamic State’s Media Work in 2014 – Five Questions with Medyan Dairieh Part 1
It seemed unlikely to get in touch with Medyan Dairieh, a man who has stopped giving interviews. To add to…
Francesco MaroneItaly and the Vatican in Islamic State Propaganda
In recent weeks, Islamic State (IS) targeted Italy in its official online propaganda. The jihadist organisation explicitly mentioned the country…
Tim LegrandState-Sponsored Right-Wing Extremism: A Hybridity of Threat to Liberal Democracy
The weaponisation of ideas is hardly new. But the almost limitless potential of cyberspace to spread ideas of hate remakes…
Tiana GaudetteThe Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing Extremists
In the past five years, it has become increasingly common for practitioners and policymakers in the Western world to draw…
Jonathan LewisFacebook’s Disruption of the Boogaloo Network
On 30 June 2020, Facebook announced it was designating “a violent US-based anti-government network as a dangerous organization” and subsequently…
Rida LyammouriThe Digital Fight Against Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
The Digital Caliphate Despite the substantial military defeats suffered by Islamic State (IS), as well as its loss of the…
Joseph FrancoTerrorism Legislation in the Social Media Age
Replacing the 2007 Human Security Act Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11479 (RA 11479) or the 2020 Anti-Terrorism…
Prithvi IyerFrom Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work
The radicalisation of vulnerable youth through online content has been a major threat for Indian law enforcement in recent years.…
Meili CriezisTelegram’s anti-IS Campaign: Effectiveness, Perspectives, and Policy Suggestions
In November, Telegram and Europol launched a two-day coordinated campaign focused on removing Islamic State (IS) channels, groups, and pro-Islamic…
David ToubeTwitter, Wiley and the Interpretation of Violent Threats
Throughout the course of Friday 24 July, Richard Cowie – a pioneer of the “grime” genre who is more generally…
Manjana SoldCounter-Narratives – Curse or Blessing?
Taking stock of the increased spread of extremist narratives – especially on social media – the search for appropriate counter-measures…
Ashley MattheisPlug-and-Play Propaganda: Understanding Production Quality in Atomwaffen Division Videos
After discovering a cache of eighteen Atomwaffen Division (AWD) propaganda videos on archive.org last year, our research team – comprised…
Lydia KhalilCross-Promotion
QAnon conspiracies are a common thread between far-right extremists and online lifestyle and wellness influencers. Shared QAnon memes and hashtags…
Blyth CrawfordFrom Patriots to Proud Boys: Who Is – and Isn’t – Using Parler
In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has been subject to critique across various social media platforms. A Trump campaign…
Linda SchlegelThe Cultivated Extremist? How the Identitarian Movement Frames its Ideology
The Identitäre Bewegung (IB; Identitarian Movement) is the German branch of the transnational network of right-wing organisations affiliated to and…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensExploring Radical Right-Wing Posting Behaviours Online
It is becoming increasingly difficult, nearly impossible really, to manually search for violent extremists, potentially violent extremists, or even users…
Joe WhittakerUnderstanding the Online and Offline Dynamics of Terrorist Pathways
Terrorists use the Internet. This shouldn’t surprise anybody, but it also forms the basis of an important selection bias that…
Dr. Hugo MicheronIS “Advisers”: How Online Jihadists Guided European Volunteers to Syria
Recruiter or Adviser? One of the least understood elements of IS’s use of the Internet is ‘recruitment’. If much has…
Dr. Shashi JayakumarSingapore’s Radicalised
Singapore has according to some estimates the most diverse population on earth. The resident population of approximately 5.8 million ethnically…
Dr. Gabriel WeimannHate on TikTok
The Dark Side of TikTok The growing presence of extremist groups on social media platforms has become more and more…
Devorah Margolin#Hamas: Using Twitter to Gain Legitimacy or Incite Violence?
The rise of Islamic State (IS) heralded a new wave of important research on violent extremist groups’ use of digital…
Kabir TanejaFrom 4G to Languages: The Developing Online Jihadist Propaganda Network in India
As online propaganda material specifically targeting Indian and South Asian ecosystems has been appearing more aggressively since the beginning of…
Florence KeenBanning Nazis or “Burning Books”? How Big Tech is Responding to Hate Speech, and the Implications
This week, YouTube took the decision to kick a number of influential far-right accounts off its platform, including those of…
Meili CriezisIslamic State Telegram Stickers: Purposes, Themes, and Narratives
The dynamic encompassing nature of Islamic State propaganda includes a wide array of messaging ranging from official media (which includes…
Linda Schlegel#NiemalsaufKnien: How the Identitarian Movement in Germany Reacted to the Black Lives Matter Protests
The death of Afro-American George Floyd at the hands of white police officers on 25 May this year has inspired…
Dr. Daniel KoehlerJihadist “Special Forces”: Training Camp Videos as an Intelligence Source
In April 2015, the jihadist terror group Islamic State (IS) released a five-minute propaganda video claiming to showcase its elite…
Reem AhmedA New Wave of Right-Wing Terrorism
Right-wing terrorism is a growing threat for democratic societies globally. With rising numbers in death tolls and far-right narratives creeping…
Rajan BasraThe YouTube Browsing Habits of a Lone-Actor Terrorist
On 10 October 2019, Safiyya Amira Shaikh was arrested in London for planning a terrorist attack on St. Paul’s Cathedral.…
Aymenn Al-TamimiJihadist Reactions to the U.S. Protests
Jihadist reactions to the U.S. protests that have arisen as part of the Black Lives Matter trend have been fairly…
Isaac KfirBetween Creativity, Innovation and Terrorism Studies Part I
Interest in creativity and innovation stems from a common assumption that these are positive forces, helping to usher in progress,…
Julien BellaicheAssessing the Threat of QAnon Violence
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was the theatre of an unusual scene on Saturday, 23 May 2020. As thousands gathered throughout Germany…
Audrey Alexander“Help for Sisters”: A Look at Crowdfunding Campaigns with Potential Links to Terrorist and Criminal Networks
Terrorist and violent extremist groups have long used charitable giving as a means to amass and disguise support for their…
Mika Josephine MoellerSocial Media as a Mirror of External Circumstances: Insights Into a Radical Group
Radicalisation processes take place in a field of tension between the actor and the outside world. External reactions and circumstances…
Marc-André ArgentinoDigital Platforms and Extremism 2: Electric Boogaloo
Increasingly the “boogaloo” movement has been making the news with its capacity to mobilise protestors and spread disinformation during the…
Dr. Michael LoadenthalEvolving Digital OPSEC Practices Amongst Far-Right Networks
Over the past several years, there has been increasing attention paid to the use and exploitation of digital platforms by…
Mina al-LamiJihadists see COVID-19 as an Opportunity
Jihadists in general have cautiously welcomed the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing it mostly as a problem for their enemies and an…
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