Narcisse MbunzamaCoordinated Inauthentic Behaviours and Conflict Amplification in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Read moreIntroduction The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been plagued by conflict, violence, and societal…
Jacob WareThe New Online Radicals: The Third Generation of Online Radicalisation
Read moreIntroduction When a 13-year-old boy was caught by Estonian police in early 2020 leading a major international terrorist organisation, shockwaves…
Thomas James Vaughan WilliamsDiscrepancies 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…
Georgia GilroyFanboys 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…
Audrey GagnonThe ‘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…
Sophia SykesTradwives: The Housewives Commodifying Right-Wing Ideology
Read moreIntroduction Gaining prominence since 2020, Tradwives are an influential online community of right-wing women who espouse a highly traditional heteronormative…
Scott N RomaniukTerrorist 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…
Robin O'LuanaighCo-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…
Ye Bin WonAnalysing Harmful and Supremacist Narratives on Gab Homeschooling Groups
Read moreIntroduction In January 2023, VICE news reported on a Telegram channel dedicated to sharing white supremacist homeschooling curricula with other…
Meili CriezisWilayat 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…
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