Alessandra PugnanaFruit, Vegetable, and Brain Rot: The Use of Generative AI to Produce Violence-Based Viral Trends
Read moreArtificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed online culture by making content creation faster, cheaper, and virtually limitless. There are various platforms…
Christopher DavidFrom Blackpill Fatalism to Misanthropy: Unpacking the Motivation of the Schongau School Shooter
Read moreContent warning: This Insight contains mentions of suicide, rape, and hateful language. On 8 July 2026, a 16-year-old armed attacker…
Jake KalenderExtremist Music Communities and Online Radicalisation: The Case of the Antioch High School Shooting
Read moreOn the 22nd of January 2025, Solomon Henderson (17) opened fire inside Antioch High School. He killed fellow student Josselin…
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…
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