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Posts tagged with ‘Memes’

  • Jan182021

    Beyond the ‘LULZ’: Memifying Murder as ‘Meaningful’ Gamification in Far-Right Content

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    Research on the relationship between video games and extremist propaganda has been increasing in the last few years in both…

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  • Nov052020

    The Hate Matrix of Online Gaming

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    The word that the extreme right use to describe the political radicalisation of newcomers to their worldview is “red pilling”.…

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  • Oct292020

    What’s in a Meme? The Rise of “Saint Kyle”

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    The media has been captured the past two weeks with the news of the FBI and Michigan police pressing charges…

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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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  • Oct012020

    Online Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation

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    Introduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new – nor is it immediately synonymous…

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  • May212020

    How the Far-Right Uses Memes in Online Warfare

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    With the advent of Web 2.0, memes have become a popular means of communication. Primarily taking the form of an…

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  • Mar312020

    The Visual Culture of Far-Right Terrorism

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    Since 2019, with the attacks in Christchurch, Poway, El Paso, Bærum and Halle, a new form of right-wing terrorism has…

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