Dr. Bethan Johnson‘Tis the Season to Sell Extremism: Far-Right Christmas Ads and the Parallel Economy
During the Christmas period, most companies attempt to entice holiday shoppers with festive jingles and holiday sales. Gab, a social…
Kabir TanejaHow the Taliban is Building New Grey Areas for Global Tech to Address
Introduction It has been more than a year since horrifying images of the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan emerged. The…
Dr. Gerard GillTracing the Evolution of Far-Right Movement Framing in Australia
Introduction This Insight uses current and archived online content and social movement framing theory to trace the ideological progression of…
Daniel SiegelGeneration Doomer: How Nihilism on Social Media is Creating a New Generation of Extremists
Introduction A report from Common Sense Media found that on average, pre-teens spend about five and a half hours in…
Munira MustaffaRage Clicks, Hatebomb and the New World Order: How Hard-Right Politics and Conspiracy Theories Overlapped to Undermine Malaysia’s Elections
Introduction In the wake of Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) on November 19, 2022, hate content and conspiracy theories concerning…
Rajan BasraThe Online Footprint of the Dover Migrant Centre Terrorist
Introduction On 30th October 2022, a man threw petrol bombs at a migrant centre at Western Jet Foil in Dover,…
Rae JerezaThe Cissexist Assemblages of Content Moderation
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Laura WeinsteinMisogynistic Extremism and the Fallacy of Technochauvinism
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Anna MeierResearch as Resistance: A Target-Centred Approach to Studying Anti-Queer and Trans Violence
There is a numbness that comes with studying extremely violent events for over a decade. I am a scholar of…
Ye Bin WonInfluential Moms: Examining Extremist Influencer Mothers
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Hannah RoseDeconstructing the ‘Jewess’: an Exploration of Gendered Antisemitism
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Helen StengerTraversing Online Spaces: The Use of Misogyny and Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Buddhist Nationalist Extremism in Sri Lanka
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
This Insight was originally posted on 25 August 2022, and is being reposted as part of GNET’s Gender and Online…
Kesa WhiteNot all Superheros Wear Capes: Identity Triggers the Trolls
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanGendered Narratives, the Online-Offline Nexus and the Far-Right in Australia
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanGendered Online Messaging, Women’s Insecurities and the Impact of COVID on Violent Extremism Throughout the ASEAN Region
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Samuel RitholtzFanning the Flames of Hate: The Transnational Diffusion of Online Anti-LGBT+ Rhetoric and Offline Mobilisation
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Meili CriezisChallenging the Gatekeepers: the Experiences of Women of Colour Researchers in the Terrorism Studies Field
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanOnline Platforms as Gendered Sites: Why We Should Pay Attention to Women-Only Forums
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Jacqui TrueThe Challenges and Potential of Harnessing Technology for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence and Violent Extremism
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security…
Erica BarbarossaCranking Out Violence: Conspiracies are Driving More Politically-Motivated Attacks
In the early hours of October 28th, Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was awoken by an assailant…
Rachel KowertExtremist Action in Digital Gaming Spaces: The Role of Identity Fusion
Radicalisation, Extremism, and Digital Games Over the last few years, the topics of extremism and radicalisation have reached the forefront…
Moustafa AyadIslamic State Supporters on Twitter: How is ‘New’ Twitter Handling an Old Problem?
The ‘Impersonation’ Insurgency Elon Musk has launched a war on “impersonation.” While most of those in his sights are parodying…
Jordan ChapmanHitting Rock Bottom: The Radicalising Potential of Celebrity Culture
In less than a month, Kanye West went from being one of the world’s most famous musicians and designers to…
Mona ThakkarIslamic Translation Centre (ITC): Taking Al-Qaeda’s Media Jihad Global
Introduction In the Salafi-Jihadist milieu, Al Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS) are in competition to attract new supporters…
Dr. Bethan Johnson‘All my Heroes are Dead’: The Untimely Demise of The American Futurist – James Mason Partnership
On 30 October, the prominent accelerationist website The American Futurist announced: “We are cutting ties with James Mason effective immediately.”…
Brenna HelmThe Role of Perceived Injustice and Need for Esteem on Incel Membership Online
Introduction Incels, or involuntary celibates, is an increasingly popular subculture of men nestled within the online misogynist and male supremacist…
Dr. Alexis HenshawSocial Media, Conspiracies, and Brazil’s Presidential Transition
On October 30, 2022, Brazilians voted in a presidential election that was closely watched around the world. For scholars of…
Joshua MolloyUnderstanding Eco-Fascism: A Thematic Analysis of the Eco-Fascist Subculture on Telegram
‘Eco-fascism’ gained much attention following the 2019 Christchurch and El Paso attacks, with both attackers fusing environmental degradation and overpopulation…
Broderick McDonaldExtremists are Seeping Back into the Mainstream: Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media Platforms
As ISIS established its caliphate in 2014, its supporters flooded mainstream social media platforms to share propaganda, plan attacks, and…
Jacob WareIdeological Leaderless Resistance in the Digital Age
“As for my ideology, it’s hard to say” These are the words of a teenage terrorist who killed two in…
Dr. Daniel KoehlerExtreme Right Radicalisation of Children via Online Gaming Platforms
The world is experiencing a new wave of far-right terrorism. There are concerning developments. First, the use of online gaming…
Linda SchlegelPlaying Against Radicalisation: Why Extremists are Gaming and How P/CVE Can Leverage the Positive Effects of Video Games to Prevent Radicalisation
The potential nexus between gaming and extremism is an increasingly important concern for researchers, tech companies, policymakers, and practitioners working…
Julia KupperThe Venomous Rhetorical Web of Far-Right Terrorists
On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs questioned current and former executives from…
Hannah RoseThe Bratislava Attacks: Insights from the Shooter’s Manifesto
On Wednesday 12 October 2022, two people were killed by a gunman outside an LGBT+ bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. The…
Zafar Iqbal YousafzaiThe Taliban’s Use of Twitter as a Tool to Spread their Voice
Introduction According to the principle of realism described by Noam Chomsky in his book Propaganda and the Public Mind, those…
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