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Posts tagged with ‘Islamic State’

  • Oct272020

    Digital Dunes and Shrublands: A Comparative Introduction to the Sahelian Jihadi Propaganda Ecosystem

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    The Sahel comprises some of the world’s poorest countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are undergoing several crises that together…

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  • Oct262020

    LOL Extremism: Humour in Online Extremist Content

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    Humour is a staple of life found in in-person interactions and in virtual environments. Many of us have viewed, shared,…

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  • Oct212020

    Revisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’

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    The current ‘post-caliphate’ era of Islamic State (IS) has been widely discussed in recent years, following the organisation’s loss of…

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  • Oct192020

    French Jihadism on the Internet: A Quantitative Overview

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    France has been one of the most-targeted Western countries by jihadist organisations in the past 5 years and one of…

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  • Oct162020

    Jihadi Media and Online Secrecy as Doctrinal Values

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    The significant role of jihadists stationed in online battlefields was reflected as early as 2006 in the communicative philosophy of…

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  • Oct092020

    Lessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub

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    In 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…

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  • Sep292020

    Exposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront Terrorism

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    “I can’t report”; “I don’t trust the security forces to report”; “I have reported before, but he–the terrorist–was released”; “reporting…

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  • Sep222020

    Diaries of Female Jihadists Imprisoned in Al-Hol Camp: An Analysis

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    Al-Hol Camp is located in Northern Syria, and shelters close to 70,000 people; mostly women and children who previously lived…

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  • Sep102020

    Digital Resiliency and OPSEC Strategies Amongst Clandestine Networks

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    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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  • Sep022020

    Islamic State’s Use of Gamification and Low-Tech Terror Tactics

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    Islamic State (IS) and other violent extremist organisations continue to proliferate on online platforms despite efforts from major online platforms…

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