- May262020Kabir Taneja
The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India
in InsightsThe term “lone wolf” attacks may lead some to assume such endeavours to be a single individual’s undertaking. However, research…
- May212020Friederike Wegener
How the Far-Right Uses Memes in Online Warfare
in InsightsWith the advent of Web 2.0, memes have become a popular means of communication. Primarily taking the form of an…
- May112020Ryan Greer
Weighing the Value and Risks of Deplatforming
in InsightsLast month, the video platform TikTok banned far-right extremists Britain First and Tommy Robinson, the latest action taken by a…
- May062020Jacob Ware
Remembering Toronto: Two Years Later, Incel Terrorism Threat Lingers
in InsightsTwo years after Alek Minassian’s homicidal vehicular rampage through Toronto, the deadliest incel terrorist attack to date, the violent fringes…
- May042020Andrew Mines
The Risks of a Telegram Crypto-Wallet
in InsightsLast month, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favour…
- Apr292020Raffaello Pantucci
Jihadactivist
in InsightsThe line between protest and terrorism is clear, but can become complicated when one digs into the underlying ideas. Many…
- Apr282020Hande Abay Gaspar
Salafist Groups’ use of Social Media and its Implications for Prevention
in InsightsResearchers largely agree that radicalisation processes mostly include both real-world and virtual conditions. However, the interaction of both spheres has…
- Apr232020Manjana Sold
The Amalgamation of Virtuality and Reality in Radicalisation Processes
in InsightsVirtuality has long since become an integral part of the world we live in today. It is thus not surprising…
- Apr212020Julien Bellaiche
Online Antisemitism in Times of COVID-19
in Coronavirus, InsightsOn 7 April, Germany’s Commissioner on antisemitism Felix Klein warned of a surge in antisemitism with the spread of the…
- Apr212020Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
5G and the Far Right: How Extremists Capitalise on Coronavirus Conspiracies
in Coronavirus, InsightsNot since 9/11 has a global event given so much opportunity to conspiracy theorists as the novel coronavirus pandemic. The…
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