Dr. William AllchornThe 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…
Devika Shanker-GrandpierreBeyond 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…
AnadiDeep 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…
Rajan BasraLawsuits, 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…
Omri BrinnerInside 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…
Dr. Gerard GillShadows 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…
Mason KruschFomenting 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,…
Mariam ShahFanning 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…
Meili CriezisBaqiyah 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 CriezisPinterest 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…
Arthur Bradley“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…
Liam DuffyProselytism 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…
Peter SmithEspañola: 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…
Ahmet Yiğitalp TulgaA 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…
Noa RusnakCorecore: 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…
Piotr Marczynski‘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…
Shiraz ShaikhGaining 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…
Dr. Bethan JohnsonRacists 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…
Joshua Molloy13 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…
Lars WiegoldCamera, 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…
Mason KruschAll 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…
Uri KlempnerMethodologies 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…
Ariel GoldsteinThe 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…
Mariam ShahThe 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…
Kye AllenBeyond 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…
Dr. Colin ClarkeISKP’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…
Marten Risius“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…
Dr. Chamila LiyanageOn 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…
Lucas AlmeidaFriend 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…
Michael PrasadSwatting: 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 –…
Constantin WinklerGaming 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…
Eliot OreskovicMore 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…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensExamining Online Behaviours: Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists During Peak Posting Days
Despite the ongoing need for practitioners to identify violent right-wing extremists (RWEs) online before their engagement in violence offline, there…
Jonathan Suseno SarwonoTracing Austronesian Supremacy Rhetoric on Social Media: Its Impact on the Fate of Rohingya Refugees
Introduction The Rohingya refugee crisis, which has been ongoing since 2017, has once again attracted international attention. While the conflict…
Mona ThakkarISKP and Digital Propaganda: An Escalating Anti-India Media Warfare
Introduction Islamic State in Al-Hind province (ISHP), IS’s branch in India, has been close to operationally dormant since mid-2022, with…
Diana WallensTwo Paths, Same Destination: Analysing White Nationalist X Accounts Amid the War in Gaza
Introduction On 7 October 2023, Islamist militant group Hamas launched a terror attack on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 and…
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