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Posts tagged with ‘Social Media’

  • Aug032020

    Terrorism Legislation in the Social Media Age

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    Replacing the 2007 Human Security Act Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11479 (RA 11479) or the 2020 Anti-Terrorism…

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  • Jul302020

    Telegram’s anti-IS Campaign: Effectiveness, Perspectives, and Policy Suggestions

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    In November, Telegram and Europol launched a two-day coordinated campaign focused on removing Islamic State (IS) channels, groups, and pro-Islamic…

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  • Jul292020

    Twitter, Wiley and the Interpretation of Violent Threats

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    Throughout the course of Friday 24 July, Richard Cowie – a pioneer of the “grime” genre who is more generally…

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  • Jul272020

    Counter-Narratives – Curse or Blessing?

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    Taking stock of the increased spread of extremist narratives – especially on social media – the search for appropriate counter-measures…

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  • Jul202020

    From Patriots to Proud Boys: Who Is – and Isn’t – Using Parler

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    In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has been subject to critique across various social media platforms. A Trump campaign…

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  • Jul132020

    Understanding the Online and Offline Dynamics of Terrorist Pathways

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    Terrorists use the Internet. This shouldn’t surprise anybody, but it also forms the basis of an important selection bias that…

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  • Jul102020

    IS “Advisers”: How Online Jihadists Guided European Volunteers to Syria

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    Recruiter or Adviser? One of the least understood elements of IS’s use of the Internet is ‘recruitment’. If much has…

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  • Jul072020

    Hate on TikTok

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    The Dark Side of TikTok The growing presence of extremist groups on social media platforms has become more and more…

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  • Jul062020

    #Hamas: Using Twitter to Gain Legitimacy or Incite Violence?

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    The rise of Islamic State (IS) heralded a new wave of important research on violent extremist groups’ use of digital…

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  • Jul022020

    Banning Nazis or “Burning Books”? How Big Tech is Responding to Hate Speech, and the Implications

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    This week, YouTube took the decision to kick a number of influential far-right accounts off its platform, including those of…

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