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Posts tagged with ‘Islamic State’

  • Dec132023

    Exploit and Evade to Remain and Expand: The Cross-Platform Evasion Toolbox of Islamic State Supporters

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    Introduction ‘News outlets’ named ‘Media Site,’ ‘World News’, and ‘Breaking News’ are the next generation of platform exploitation tactics by…

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  • Nov292023

    Gender Dynamics and Online Spaces: The Case of the Islamic State

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    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…

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  • Nov202023

    The Gangster and the Bride: The Framing of Femininity and Masculinity in News Coverage of Jihadist Terrorism

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    Introduction At its height, the Islamic State (IS) posed not only imminent security challenges but also brought to light the…

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  • Oct192023

    Pro-Islamic State Supporters’ Responses to the Israel-Hamas Conflict

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    Following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 terrorist attack, Israel conducted a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and, according to…

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  • Jul102023

    Are Jihadists Profiting from NFTs?

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    In September 2022, the Wall Street Journal published a report on our discovery of NFTs created by the Islamic State…

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  • Jun052023

    Fursan al-Tarjuma Carries the Torch of Islamic State’s Media Jihad

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    Introduction In 2014,  Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the establishment of the caliphate and himself as caliph.…

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  • May222023

    The State of Play: Islamic State Khorasan Province’s Anti-India Propaganda Efforts

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    Introduction The Islamic State in Khorasan province (ISKP), operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has emerged as Islamic State’s (IS) most…

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  • Apr212023

    Wilayat Facebook and Instagram: An Exploration of Pro-IS Activities on Mainstream Platforms 

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    Introduction Previous research has greatly contributed to establishing and building our understanding of IS spaces on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook, and…

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  • Apr192023

    The Return of the Virtual ‘Caliphate’? Mapping the Evolution of the Islamic State’s Information Ecosystem

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    Introduction The Islamic State’s (IS) shock and awe campaign launched at the turn of 2014 proved to be one of…

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  • Apr042023

    Terrorist Bots: How Islamic State has Automated Management of its Online Community on Telegram

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    Abdullah Alrhmoun, Charlie Winter and János Kertész Introduction It’s well known that terrorists have been using the internet to plan…

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