15+ hour, 23+ min ago  (313+ words) Popular social media platforms have become central to Islamists" ability to reach mainstream audiences, particularly youth. As these actors continue to adapt to content moderation efforts, it is essential to understand how ostensibly neutral search behaviours can inadvertently steer users…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (340+ words) To help address that question, the following violent extremist manifestos have been investigated:" The manifestos constitute a substantial portion of the material I work with on a daily basis in connection with my Ph D research. Some of them are…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (507+ words) The Regulation and Directive were negotiated for five years before the final text was published in the Official Journal on 28th of July 2023." This Insight will analyse the main features of this new legal framework, its relevance for terrorism investigations, and…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (192+ words) This Insight analyses how digital infrastructures facilitate this form of everyday extremism, with a particular focus on South Korean cases, and explores how platforms, perpetrators, and design features co-produce online environments that reward and sustain misogynistic abuse. Molka as Distributed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (681+ words) In recent years, law enforcement agencies across the globe have been warning about online nihilist networks that exploit and manipulate minors. This fits in a broader trend in which a growing number of children are involved in violent extremist activities,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (222+ words) Two Accounts, Two Formats Figure 1. Left: Profile of Account A showing edits featuring former JI figures. Right: Profile of Account B showing edits featuring former JI figures. Nostalgic Framing and Meme Templates Figure 2. Left: Meme-style edit of Amrozi using nostalgic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (320+ words) This Insight examines how Francoist-related content and Franco's image are being reintroduced and reinterpreted on Spanish social media, analysing the narratives, formats, and trends involved, as well as their implications for radicalisation among far-right extremist groups in Spain. The Use…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (255+ words) The Role of Trust in Institutional and Extremist Financial Systems To these ends, extremists leverage network-based trust as a substitute for formal institutional trust, enabling financial coordination across informal systems." The following cases illustrate how extremist propaganda ecosystems have contributed…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (177+ words) The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), with support from the'Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), invites you to attend our next webinar:'Unpacking Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence: Bridging Research, Policy, and Law Enforcement Responses. This webinar will…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (498+ words) The BLA adopted a vibrant media strategy to hype the attack from the outset, coinciding with the attacks on the battlefield and releasing timely propaganda video footage, including footage from the operational front." Figure 1: Text accompanying a video that circulated…...