Insights
Pablo JostCash for Incitement: The Monetisation of Digital Hate in Germany
Introduction Right-wing extremist and conspiratorial movements have historically relied on diverse funding sources like large…
Abdul BasitTech and Terror: Why Have Drones Not Penetrated the Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape?
Introduction The Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) region is one of the world’s most volatile and competitive militant…
Emilia LounelaImagining the Past: Justifications of Ideology in Incel Communities
Introduction Incel (‘involuntary celibacy’) online communities have become known for hostile, misogynist ideology and a…
Joshua BowesMoscow Attack: The Popularisation of Far-Right Conspiracy Theories in Mainstream Media
Introduction In the immediate aftermath of the 22 March attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall,…
Rachel KowertThe Radicalisation of Digital Playgrounds: The Need for Multistakeholder Dialogue
Introduction The potential nexus between gaming and radicalisation into extremism has become a hot topic…
Osama AhmadUnveiling Terrorist Influence: The Case of Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections
Introduction Elections in fragile democracies are often the targets of terrorist exploitation. Notably, general elections…
Francis OkpalekeEyes in the Sky: The Innovation Dilemma of Drone Proliferation among Violent Non-State Actors in the Sahel
Introduction The Sahel, with its vast geographical expanse and porous borders, has become a hub…
Saddiq BashaThe Creeping Influence of the Extreme Right’s Meme Subculture in Southeast Asia’s TikTok Community
Introduction In a GNET Insight from November 2023, Jonathan Sarwono identified the presence of an…
Meili CriezisThe Moscow Terrorist Attack: Pro-Islamic State Narratives and their Wider Implications
Introduction On 22 March 2024, four gunmen entered Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia and…
Sajid AzizVirtual Battlegrounds: Understanding the Online Campaign of Baloch Separatist Groups in Pakistan
Background Heavy breathing fills the audio as the head-mounted camera captures a gun, apparently an…
Kris McGuffiePreventing Extremist Violence Using Existing Content Moderation Tools
Kris McGuffie is a member of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN…
Ella BuschThe Deepfake Threat to the 2024 US Presidential Election
Introduction As the 2024 US election campaign ramps up, artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes are…
Reports
Going Dark: The Inverse Relationship between Online and On-the-Ground Pre-offence Behaviours in Targeted Attackers
The “Webification” of Jihadism: Trends in the Use of Online Platforms, Before and After Attacks by Violent Extremists in Nigeria
The Online Gaming Ecosystem: Assessing Digital Socialisation, Extremism Risks and Harms Mitigation Efforts
A Picture is Worth a Thousand (S)words: Classification and Diffusion of Memes on a Partisan Media Platform
Islamic State Online: A Look at the Group’s South Asian Presence on Alternate Platforms