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Posts tagged with ‘Far-Right’

  • Sep252020

    Geographically Contextualising Right-Wing Extremism for Tech Platforms: A Perspective From India

    A rise in right-wing extremism in the United States has forced the FBI to call out a domestic terrorism threat.…

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  • Sep242020

    Increased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Australia, once touted as a model for a considered and sustainable approach to COVID-19 is now in an interesting position…

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  • Sep182020

    Striking Similarities Between Islamist Terrorism and Violent Right-Wing Extremism

    In his book Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition (2018), Francis Fukuyama describes nationalism and Islamism as…

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  • Sep102020

    Digital Resiliency and OPSEC Strategies Amongst Clandestine Networks

    In June 2020, I detailed some of the operational and digital security (OPSEC) practices of English-language far-right networks as they…

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  • Aug132020

    Moving Away from Islamist Extremism: Assessing Counter Narrative Responses to the Far-Right Online

    Over the past decade and a half, counter-narratives – defined as ‘messages that…, deconstruct or delegitimise extremist narratives’ (Tuck and…

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  • Aug102020

    State-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…

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  • Aug072020

    The 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…

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  • Aug052020

    Facebook’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…

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  • Jul222020

    Cross-Promotion

    QAnon conspiracies are a common thread between far-right extremists and online lifestyle and wellness influencers. Shared QAnon memes and hashtags…

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  • Jul202020

    From 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…

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