Laurence BindnerSocial 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…
Kabir TanejaFrom ShamiWitness to QMap: The Movement of ‘One’ in Online Radicalisation
Read moreThe development of the right-wing conspiracy ecosystem known as QAnon in and around the US elections has been witnessed with…
Chelsea DaymonLOL 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,…
Nazneen MohsinaHindutva 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…
Dr. Michael KronaRevisiting 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…
El Mostafa RezraziJihadi 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…
Dr. Ariel KochOnline 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…
Dr. Elizabeth PearsonLessons for 2020 from the Islamic State Online Fanclub
Read moreIn 2015 one of the key problems for social media platforms was the rise of Islamic State (IS), their supporters…
Jade HutchinsonA Comparison of Australian and Canadian Right-Wing Extremist Facebook Group Pages
Read moreIt’s well known that social media platforms play a significant role in facilitating right-wing extremist support networks and propagating extremist…
Elise ThomasConspiracy Extremism and Digital Complexity – Where to Start?
Read moreAs the global COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, conspiracy theories are fuelling protests, altercations between citizens and law enforcement, property damage…
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