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By Matteo Vergani, Alfonso Arranz, Ryan Scrivens, and Liliana Orellana Prior research has found that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of online hate speech against targets such as Asian and Jewish minorities, as well as an increase in conspiracy theories circulating online. We contribute to this growing body of research with new evidence from ...

by Lewys Brace & Stephane Baele At around 18:00 local time on 12th August 2021, Jake Davison carried out a killing spree in Plymouth (UK) that resulted in the deaths of five people, before ultimately taking his own life. Information about Davison’s mindset and online behaviour remains scarce, but indicates that he had some engagement ...

Anthony F. Lemieux, Georgia State University Background:  Our research team at Georgia State University (Anthony Lemieux, P.I., Dror Walter, Rebecca Wilson, Katherine Kountz, John Hendry, Allison Betus, and Mor Yachin) and the University of Cincinnati (Michael Loadenthal) have been working on analyses of a corpus of leaked interviewing and vetting calls provided to our research ...

Anthony F. Lemieux, Georgia State University Background:  Our research team at Georgia State University (Anthony Lemieux, P.I., Dror Walter, Rebecca Wilson, Katherine Kountz, John Hendry, Allison Betus, and Mor Yachin) and the University of Cincinnati (Michael Loadenthal) have been working on analyses of a corpus of leaked interviewing and vetting calls provided to our research ...

By Michael W. Carroll, American University “These are not, like, the nine greatest experts on the internet,” noted Justice Elena Kagan – a reference to herself and fellow colleagues on the Supreme Court. Depsite this, the justices are being asked to negotiate complex arguments that could have wide implications for online providers and ultimately everyone ...

By Michael Waltman The purpose of this entry is to describe how the nature of hate speech contributes to violence and extremism in a way that would be helpful to those who would study and oppose violent extremism. I have studied the social and political uses of hate speech since 2003. Hate speech is discourse ...

READ IN GERMAN   READ IN FRENCH VOX-Pol’s new report presents findings from the REASSURE (Researcher, Security, Safety, and Resilience) project’s in-depth interviews with 39 online extremism and terrorism researchers. Based at universities, research institutes, and think tanks in Europe and North America, the interviewees studied mainly, albeit not exclusively, far-right and violent jihadist online activity. ...

Auf Englisch lesen   Auf Französisch lesen Der neue VOX-Pol Report präsentiert Erkenntnisse des REASSURE (engl. Researcher, Security, Safety, and Resilience) Projekts, in dem ausführliche Interviews mit 39 Extremismus- und Terrorismus-Forschern abgehalten wurden. Durchgeführt an Universitäten, Forschungsinstituten und Denkfabriken in Europa und Nordamerika, studierten die Interviewer hauptsächlich, aber nicht ausschließlich, die Onlineaktivitäten von rechtsextremen und gewalttätigen ...

LIRE EN ALLEMAND   LIRE EN ANGLAIS Le compte-rendu récent de VOX-Pol présente les conclusions d’entretiens approfondis du projet REASSURE (Recherche, Sécurité, Sûreté et Résilience) de 39 chercheurs en extrémisme et terrorisme en ligne. Basés dans des universités, instituts de recherche et groupes de réflexion en Europe et Amérique du Nord, les interviewés ont étudié principalement, ...

by Arie Perliger One of the most favorable habits of scholars of terrorism is self-reflection on their field. Numerous op-eds and articles are published every year, striving to reflect on the development and challenges in terrorism studies and assess which future topics will be the most promising and policy-relevant. Such summaries, however, usually expose some ...