- Sep082022Dr. Ryan Scrivens
Right-Wing Extremists’ Use of the Internet: Emerging Trends in the Empirical Literature
in InsightsIntroduction Close attention by journalists and policymakers to the widespread use of the Internet by violent Western (i.e., American, Canadian,…
- Aug172022Joe Whittaker
Recommendation Systems and Extremism: What Do We Know?
in InsightsOne of the most persistent policy concerns of recent years is the notion that social media platforms’ recommendation systems restrict…
- Mar052021Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam
Turning the Tap Off: The Impacts of Social Media Shutdown After Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks
in InsightsThis blog post is a summary of key findings from research published by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism as part of…
- Feb242021Kabir Taneja
The Social Media Anatomy of New Radical Groups in Kashmir
in InsightsIn December 2020, a new militant group called the “United Liberation Front (ULF)” operating in Jammu & Kashmir made its…
- Jan262021Peita Richards
Researching the Far-Right in a World on Pause: An Overview of Secondary, Public and Archival Data Sources
in InsightsIn the immediate aftermath of the 6 January attacks on the United States Capitol Building, in Washington D.C., it seemed…
- Jan252021Jonathan Lewis
“Take Nothing But Pictures, Leave Nothing But (Digital) Footprints”: Social Media Evidence From the US Capitol Siege Perpetrators
in InsightsAs the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice continue their investigations into the alleged insurrectionists at the US…
- Jan212021Rachael Falk
Countering the Veil of Deep Encryption
in InsightsFor Australians, it is an image that will forever define the scourge of Islamist terrorism. The smiling face of Khaled…
- Jan182021Meili Criezis
Redpill the “Parler Refugees”: White Supremacist Strategies for Radicalising Trump Supporters on Telegram
in InsightsOn 6 January, insurrectionists stormed the US capitol and disrupted the confirmation of election results in the House and Senate;…
- Jan152021Dr. Maura Conway
Why Deplatforming the Extreme Right is a Lot More Challenging than Deplatforming IS
in InsightsIn the wake of the mob violence at the US Capitol last week, Amarnath Amarasingam published a 17-part Twitter thread…
- Jan122021Kabir Taneja
Intersection of Social Media, Foreign Policy and Extreme Narratives: An Example from India
in InsightsIn 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world and states struggled to contain the economic fallout of shutting…
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