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Posts tagged with ‘South America’

  • Aug112025

    Introducing BR-ECHO: A Tool to Fight Online Extremism in Brazilian Portuguese

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    This Insight contributes to GNET’s PhD Researcher Series, highlighting emerging academic voices in the field of countering violent extremism and…

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  • Jul282025

    Guerrillas Online: Recruitment, Propaganda, and Control by Colombia’s FARC-EP Dissidents and ELN

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    In 2016, Colombia signed a historic peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), a…

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  • Jul212025

    Hezbollah’s Latin American Networks: Stablecoins, Smuggling, and Sanctions Evasion

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    In early 2024, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Syria-based hawala operator, Tawfiq Muhammad Said…

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  • Feb102025

    Sonic Hate: Examining Brazil’s NSBM Scene and Its Global Networks

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    Introduction This Insight will discuss the Brazilian National Socialist Black Metal (NSBM) scene and its role in propagating extremist ideologies,…

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  • Nov222024

    Terrorgram and Youth Radicalisation: Understanding Brazil’s Online Extremist Landscape

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    Introduction The emergence of extremist ideologies in Brazil, particularly through the Telegram network known as Terrorgram, presents a grave threat…

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  • Nov152024

    In Tune with Danger: Understanding Extremist Content on Audio Platforms in Brazil

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    Introduction With the rise of the far and extreme right globally, Brazil has experienced a significant increase in the proliferation…

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  • Jul092024

    The Hate Ministries: Far-Right Social Media Extremism in Argentina and Brazil

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    Introduction In recent years in Argentina and Brazil, far-right governments have risen to power, represented by the leadership of Argentinian…

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  • Jun172024

    Friend of the Locals, Enemy of the State: The Social Media Presence of Comando Vermelho

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    *Disclaimer: To uphold transparency about the posts reflected in this Insight, some posts and accounts presented here were current as…

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  • Mar062024

    The Ultimate Game: What We Learned from Mobilising Gamers During Brazil’s Elections

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    Mari Ribeiro and Court Williams are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Mar042024

    ‘Why Not Bring Weapons to School?’: How TikTok’s Algorithms Contribute to a Culture of Violence in Brazilian Schools

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    Content warning: This Insight contains language describing graphic violence Until 2002, there was no record of violent attacks in Brazilian…

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