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…
Ruben CeladaOnline Jihadist Responses to the Iran War: Divergence, Propaganda, and Positioning
Read moreSince the launch of Israeli and United States’ military operations against Iran on 28 February 2026, online jihadist ecosystems linked…
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…
Georgia LalaInto the Manosphere: Louis Theroux’s Documentary and How Platforms Enable the Business of Misogyny
Read more“Everyone in the manosphere is online just trying to make a buck selling ideologies.” – Louis Theroux’s, Into the Manosphere…
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…
Zhuoheng LiHan Ethnonationalism in China: From Historical Nostalgia to Transnational Extremism Influences
Read moreIn the last year, the visibility of Han ethnonationalism in China has been on the rise. Described by scholars as…
Lea BrostPlatforms for PCVE: A Look at the Influencers Countering Islamist Extremism on TikTok
Read morePopular social media platforms have become central to Islamists’ ability to reach mainstream audiences, particularly youth. As these actors continue…
Urszula MrozowskaThe Resurgence of The Base in Europe: The Spanish Cell and a Transnational Accelerationist Network
Read moreIntroduction In December 2025, Spanish authorities dismantled a cell linked to The Base, an accelerationist white supremacist group designated as…
Eleonora Ristuccia“No shadowbans. No algorithmic games”: The Exploitation of UpScrolled by the pro-Islamic State Online Ecosystem
Read moreMajor social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to growing regulatory pressure and concerns…
Kye AllenRapid Growth, Emerging Risks: Far Right Violent Extremist Content on UpScrolled
Read moreBy the end of January 2026, the new social media platform UpScrolled became the most downloaded free app on Apple’s…
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