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Posts tagged with ‘Propaganda’

  • Jan042021

    Easily Reproducible – The Structure of Islamic State Videos

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    Islamic State (IS) was perhaps the first jihadist group to produce video formats in a (quasi-)professional fashion: especially during the…

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  • Dec022020

    Of Challengers and Socialisers: How User Types Moderate the Appeal of Extremist Gamified Applications

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    Recent years have seen an increase in the gamification of digital extremist content and discussions around the potential implications of…

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  • Nov032020

    Linear Relationships Between Islamic State’s Extent of Territorial Control and its Visual Messaging Campaign

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    The importance of online media campaigns to non-state, militant groups is difficult to overstate and a folly to ignore. Online…

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  • Oct272020

    Digital Dunes and Shrublands: A Comparative Introduction to the Sahelian Jihadi Propaganda Ecosystem

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    The Sahel comprises some of the world’s poorest countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are undergoing several crises that together…

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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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  • Oct222020

    Hindutva Vigilantism: Online Hate, Offline Harms

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    India is witnessing a steep rise in ethno-religious majoritarianism, and social media is playing a significant role in empowering Hindu…

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  • Oct212020

    Revisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’

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    The current ‘post-caliphate’ era of Islamic State (IS) has been widely discussed in recent years, following the organisation’s loss of…

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  • Oct092020

    Lessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub

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    In 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…

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  • Sep292020

    Exposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront Terrorism

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    “I can’t report”; “I don’t trust the security forces to report”; “I have reported before, but he–the terrorist–was released”; “reporting…

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  • Sep252020

    Geographically Contextualising Right-Wing Extremism for Tech Platforms: A Perspective From India

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    A rise in right-wing extremism in the United States has forced the FBI to call out a domestic terrorism threat.…

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