Heath N. LandressBetween Meme Culture and Warning Behaviour: Interpreting Nihilistic Violence Aesthetics in Online Extremist-Adjacent Spaces
Read moreTrust-and-safety teams, school-safety staff, and prevention practitioners are increasingly asked to make sense of online content that appears violent but…
Munira MustaffaEmerging Extremism Frameworks: Reexamining the 2023 Siam Paragon Attack in Context
Read moreOn 3 October 2023, a fourteen-year-old teenager walked into the Siam Paragon shopping mall in the busy Pathum Wan commercial…
Urszula MrozowskaFrom Columbine to Teotihuacán: The Rise of Nihilistic Violence in Latin America
Read moreOn 20 April 2026, a shooting attack took place at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids. The alleged perpetrator, 27-year-old Julio César Jasso…
Yuri NevesInnovation in AI-Enabled Harms: The Transference of AI Knowledge from Cybercriminals to Extremists
Read moreViolent extremist actors, including Salafi-Jihadists, neo-Nazis, nihilistic violent extremists (NVE), and others, are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) for novel…
Calia NocteDistinctive Hallmarks: Investigations into Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence
Read moreContent warning: This Insight contains language describing self-harm and suicide. In recent months, a growing concern over online subcultures of…
Manfredi PozzoliA Growing Global Threat: A Streamed Nihilistic Attack in Italy
Read moreOn 25 March, a 13-year-old student carried out a stabbing attack at his middle school in Trescore Balneario, near Bergamo,…
Allizandra HerberholdThe ‘True Crime Community Stoplight Model’: Understanding Digital Pathways and Tumbler Ridge
Read moreContent warning: This Insight contains mention of suicide, violence against children, and transphobic slurs. On 10 February 2026, eight people…
Daniel MadsenEcofascist and Nihilistic Extremism: Taking Stock of Evolving Grievances in Targeted Violence Manifestos
Read moreWhen extreme right lone actor terrorists expressed environmental concerns in the manifestos related to attacks in Christchurch (2019), El Paso…
Tanya MehraThe Designation of 764 Network: Why Does it Matter?
Read moreThe 764 network is an international online sadistic network which operates at the intersection of violent extremism, child sexual exploitation,…
Institute for Strategic DialogueBeyond Extremism: Platform Responses to Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence
Read moreSubcultures of nihilistic violence have emerged as a central threat, targeting and manipulating young people online. The Institute for Strategic…
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