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  • Mar272025

    The Great TikTok Migration: Western Extremists Flock to RedNote

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    Introduction  Following the announcement on 15 January that TikTok would be banned in the United States on 19 January 2025,…

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  • Mar182025

    Digital Pathways to Violence: the Tech Ecosystem Behind the Antioch Shooting

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    Introduction: Technology, Radicalisation, and Security Failures On 22 January 2025, a 17-year-old student carried out a shooting at Antioch High…

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  • Mar122025

    The Rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria: From Wartime Propaganda to Diplomatic Rhetoric

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    Introduction Less than two weeks were enough for the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led ‘Operations Room’ to overthrow the tyrannical and…

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  • Mar032025

    “Watching foids seethe is actual lifefuel”: Celebratory Male Supremacism in the Aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential Election

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    Content warning: This Insight contains misogynistic, racist and transphobic slurs and mentions of suicide.   Introduction Six weeks ago, Donald Trump…

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  • Feb062025

    3D2A: The Second Amendment, 3D Printed Guns and Memed Accelerationism

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    Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of global security, guns and small munitions are the lifeblood of political resistance. In the…

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  • Jan282025

    AI Tools and the Alt-Right: A Double-Edged Sword for P/CVE

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    Introduction The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools represents a great resource to support prevent/counter-violent extremism (P/CVE) practitioners in their…

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  • Jan232025

    Leveraging AI-Driven Tools for Capacity Building in Crisis Response: Enhancing Moderation and Crisis Management on Smaller Digital Platforms in Africa

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    Introduction In recent years, smaller digital platforms across Africa have emerged as vital spaces for social engagement, entrepreneurship, and information…

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  • Aug072024

    A Hashtag Perspective: Examining ISIS Supporter Activities on Twitter in Türkiye between 2019 and 2022

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    Note 1: This Insight has been prepared as part of a project supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council…

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  • Jul152024

    All the World’s a Stage: How Predictive Programming Crafts Far-Right X Users’ Worldview

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    Introduction This Insight investigates how far-right X users construct their worldview around fictional media and predictive programming, that is, the…

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  • Jun242024

    “Substitution”: Extremists’ New Form of Implicit Hate Speech to Avoid Detection

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    Content Warning: This insight contains antisemitic, racist, and hateful imagery. Introduction Extremists exploit social media platforms to spread hate against…

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