- Oct262020Chelsea Daymon
LOL Extremism: Humour in Online Extremist Content
in InsightsHumour is a staple of life found in in-person interactions and in virtual environments. Many of us have viewed, shared,…
- Oct222020Nazneen Mohsina
Hindutva Vigilantism: Online Hate, Offline Harms
in InsightsIndia is witnessing a steep rise in ethno-religious majoritarianism, and social media is playing a significant role in empowering Hindu…
- Oct212020Dr. Michael Krona
Revisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’
in InsightsThe current ‘post-caliphate’ era of Islamic State (IS) has been widely discussed in recent years, following the organisation’s loss of…
- Oct162020El Mostafa Rezrazi
Jihadi Media and Online Secrecy as Doctrinal Values
in InsightsThe significant role of jihadists stationed in online battlefields was reflected as early as 2006 in the communicative philosophy of…
- Oct142020Dr. Ariel Koch
Online White Supremacy: Looking for a Place to Spread Hate in the Age of Multiple Communication Platforms
in InsightsIntroduction A study by the Anti-Defamation League, which was published in early 2020, has found that American right-wing extremists were…
- Oct092020Dr. Elizabeth Pearson
Lessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub
in InsightsIn 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…
- Oct072020Jade Hutchinson
A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Right-Wing Extremist Facebook Group Pages
in InsightsIt’s well known that social media platforms play a significant role in facilitating right-wing extremist support networks and propagating extremist…
- Oct052020Elise Thomas
Conspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start?
in InsightsAs the global COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, conspiracy theories are fuelling protests, altercations between citizens and law enforcement, property damage…
- Oct022020Jennifer Yang Hui
Toxic #Cybercampaigns: The Muslim Cyber Army versus Militant Pluralism
in InsightsSocial media campaigns are exacerbating a lurch towards polarisation in Indonesia. Fissures in Indonesian society brought about by large-scale ethnic…
- Oct012020Florence Keen
Online Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation
in InsightsIntroduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new – nor is it immediately synonymous…
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