- Aug182023

Discrepancies Between Social Media Policy and User Experience: A Preliminary Study of Extremist Content
Read moreIntroduction Latest reports have highlighted that as of April 2023, 60% of the world’s population utilises social media for an…
Thomas James Vaughan Williams - Jul262023

Fanboys or the Frontline?: How al-Shabaab’s Social Media Influencers are Controlling the Narrative
Read moreFor over a decade, the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has prioritised media engagement as a critical component of its propaganda…
Georgia Gilroy - Jul192023

The ‘Critical’ and the ‘Sheep’: How Users of Far-Right Pages on Social Media See Themselves and the Mainstream
Read moreThis Insight summarises some of the findings presented in the article “Far-right virtual communities: Exploring users and uses of far-right…
Audrey Gagnon - Jul072023

Tradwives: The Housewives Commodifying Right-Wing Ideology
By Sophia SykesRead moreIntroduction Gaining prominence since 2020, Tradwives are an influential online community of right-wing women who espouse a highly traditional heteronormative…
Sophia Sykes - Jun232023

Terrorist Platform Migration: The Move to Smaller, Less Regulated Online Spaces
Read moreIntroduction and Background The internet provides terrorists and violent extremist organisations (VEOs) with novel and useful means of achieving their…
Scott N Romaniuk - May192023

Co-opting Cottagecore: Pastoral Aesthetics in Reactionary and Extremist Movements
Read moreA young woman wearing a modest gingham dress sits in an apple orchard reading a book. A woven basket is…
Robin O'Luanaigh - May122023

Analysing Harmful and Supremacist Narratives on Gab Homeschooling Groups
By Ye Bin WonRead moreIntroduction In January 2023, VICE news reported on a Telegram channel dedicated to sharing white supremacist homeschooling curricula with other…
Ye Bin Won - Apr212023

Wilayat Facebook and Instagram: An Exploration of Pro-IS Activities on Mainstream Platforms
Read moreIntroduction Previous research has greatly contributed to establishing and building our understanding of IS spaces on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook, and…
Meili Criezis - Apr132023

Violent Assemblages: Rethinking Screens, Media, and Lone Wolf Terrorism
Read moreIntroduction Terrorist acts often confront the public with gruesome images and unthinkable suffering. Understanding the motivations of terrorist attacks is…
Manfredi Pozzoli - Apr112023

25 Years After the Good Friday Agreement: Persistent Violence and the Role of Digital Platforms in Northern Ireland Today
By Kit RickardRead moreIntroduction 10 April marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement, the peace deal that brought…
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