Jakob GuhlConspiracy Theories, Extremism and Violence: Why and When do Conspiracy Beliefs Lead to Violence?
Read moreAcross this Insights miniseries, ISD experts explore the complex intersection of conspiracy theories, violence and extremism. In the first article…
Sam WilliamsSocial Control, Terrorist Content and the Online Safety Bill
Read more*Please note: The provisions of the Online Safety Bill are correct as of 27 July 2023, and are subject to…
Anna Meier‘Salad Bar Extremism’ as White Distraction: The (In)coherence of a Category
Read moreIntroduction In 2018, the United Kingdom renamed its ‘unspecified’ category for extremism referrals to ‘mixed, unclear, or unstable ideologies’ (MUU…
Dr. Gabriel WeimannMeta Terror?: The Threats and Challenges of the Metaverse
Read moreIntroduction Since their inception, terrorists have used the Internet and social media platforms to spread propaganda, communicate, incite, recruit, train,…
Inform (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements)Cults and Online Violent Extremism: Individual Risk Assessments
Read moreThis series of Insights draws on the GNET report by Inform: ‘Cults and Online Violent Extremism’. Inform are an independent…
Bàrbara MolasFalling Through the Cracks: Gender Bias in Online Counter-Terrorism and Prevention
Read moreIntroduction In Orientalism (1978), the book that shaped post-colonial studies, Edward Said tried to understand how and why colonised countries…
Jon DeedmanThe Internet Consortium for Online Safety: How Collaborative Tech, Not Legislation, Could Prevent Harmful Content Proliferation
Read moreIntroduction Countering violent extremism (CVE) in a digital context sees practitioners grappling with the enterprise of removing terrorist and violent…
Dr Alta GrobbelaarCan ‘Cyberterrorism’ Really Exist in Africa?
Read moreIntroduction Since the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, Africa has experienced a strong upward trend in ICT…
Arthur BradleyTrends in Terrorist Use of the Internet in 2022
Read moreTerrorists were resilient online in 2022 and have continued to adapt their methods to ensure content remains available, such as…
Robert ZippTechnochauvinism and Online Extremism
Read moreIntroduction In recent years, we’ve witnessed the continued rise of technochauvinism and its sibling phenomena, ‘techno-solutionism’, which gained notoriety as…
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