- Nov202020
Cyberwar on Twitter: Cyber-Vigilantes vs Islamic State
Read moreWith the multiplication of online jihadi content and terrorist attacks in the West in recent years, some users and hacktivist…
Dr. Valentine Crosset - Nov132020
Baghdadi Fan Mail
Read moreAn earlier version of this Insight incorrectly mentioned Denmark in the table below, instead of Austria. This has now been…
Meili Criezis - Nov092020
Extremist Experimentation with Text-Based Instant Messaging Applications
Read moreThe text-based instant messaging platform Telegram has become a chief coordinating forum for several extremist online milieus over the past…
Bennett Clifford - Nov062020
Social Media and the Murder of Samuel Paty
Read moreCould better monitoring have prevented a terror attack? If we recap the spiral of events that led to the beheading…
Laurence Bindner - Nov022020
From ShamiWitness to QMap: The Movement of ‘One’ in Online Radicalisation
By Kabir TanejaRead moreThe development of the right-wing conspiracy ecosystem known as QAnon in and around the US elections has been witnessed with…
Kabir Taneja - Oct262020
LOL Extremism: Humour in Online Extremist Content
Read moreHumour is a staple of life found in in-person interactions and in virtual environments. Many of us have viewed, shared,…
Chelsea Daymon - Oct222020
Hindutva Vigilantism: Online Hate, Offline Harms
Read moreIndia is witnessing a steep rise in ethno-religious majoritarianism, and social media is playing a significant role in empowering Hindu…
Nazneen Mohsina - Oct212020
Revisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’
Read moreThe current ‘post-caliphate’ era of Islamic State (IS) has been widely discussed in recent years, following the organisation’s loss of…
Dr. Michael Krona - Oct162020
Jihadi Media and Online Secrecy as Doctrinal Values
Read moreThe significant role of jihadists stationed in online battlefields was reflected as early as 2006 in the communicative philosophy of…
El Mostafa Rezrazi - Oct142020
Online White Supremacy: Looking for a Place to Spread Hate in the Age of Multiple Communication Platforms
Read moreIntroduction A study by the Anti-Defamation League, which was published in early 2020, has found that American right-wing extremists were…
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