An academic research network on

ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

What is VOX-Pol?

VOX-Pol is a world-leading research network on online extremism and terrorism. It is a global network, with 30 member institutions from 12 different countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. VOX-Pol researchers have expertise in jihadism, the extreme right and left, nationalist-separatist actors, and emerging forms of extremism.

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If you are a university-based researcher of online extremism and are interested in VOX-Pol membership, please contact us at info@voxpol.eu.

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Hollow‑Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream
Marten Risius, The University of Queensland and Christopher David, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died…
July 29, 2026
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From Public Commentary to Digital Polarisation: Online Narrative Escalation and Identity-Based Framing in Nigeria’s Social Media Sphere
By Moses Ameh The public comment on violence in Nigeria has been observed to change from a normal state to…
July 22, 2026
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Global Experts Convene in Swansea: Highlights from the 5th In-Person TASM Conference
From June 16-18, the Cyber Threats Research Centre (CYTREC) at Swansea University, in proud partnership with VOX-Pol, hosted the fifth…
July 15, 2026
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Our Online Library collects in one place a large volume of publications related to various aspects of violent online political extremism.

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Hollow‑Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream
 July 29, 2026
Marten Risius, The University of Queensland and Christopher David, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral video on TikTok shows an AI-generated vision of the Nazi dictator standing in Antarctica, shoulders broad and face smiling, sipping a White Monster Energy drink ...
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From Public Commentary to Digital Polarisation: Online Narrative Escalation and Identity-Based Framing in Nigeria’s Social Media Sphere
 July 22, 2026
By Moses Ameh The public comment on violence in Nigeria has been observed to change from a normal state to a polarized virtual environment within a short time on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and WhatsApp. These exchanges tend to be sparked by a statement or interpretation of insecurity-related incidents, and quickly ...
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