On 30 July, Anjem Choudary was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison after being found guilty of continuing to direct his proscribed organisation, ALM. Liam analyses Choudary's impact on Salafi-jihadist activism from proselytism to provocation. gnet-research.org/2024/08/14/pro…

🗓 Join us on 27 August at 4 pm BST for our next Report Launch: Primitivo III Ragandang's 'Young People Challenging Violent Extremism Online: Insights from Asia'. To learn more and register, please see the event below. gnet-research.org/events/gnet-re…

On 12 August, an assailant injured at least 5 people with a knife in a tea garden in northwestern #Turkey. Arthur Bradley analyses the manifesto associated with the alleged attacker and its manifestations in the online right-wing extremist ecosystem. gnet-research.org/2024/08/16/dea…

Thanks Arthur Bradley & GNET for a quick turnaround of insight on recent neo-Nazi/ accelerationist attack in Eskişehir, Turkey. Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) initiated a Content Incident Protocol to facilitate cross-platform signals of the livestream & manifesto gnet-research.org/2024/08/16/dea…

In Part One of this two-part Insight series, Μ (Μέλι) 🪬 examines pro-IS activities on #Pinterest. This Insight provides an overview of the pro-IS content on the platform and proposes policy recommendations to stem the growth of visual propaganda. gnet-research.org/2024/08/19/pin…

🚨We are one week away from our next Report Launch Event on 27 August. Register below for a presentation and Q&A on 'Young People Challenging Violent Extremism Online: Insights from Asia.' We look forward to seeing you (virtually) there!

Last Monday, Turkey became the latest country to be targeted by the tidal wave of far-right terrorism, by an attacker seemingly inspired by the Atomwaffen Division and other neo-Nazi predecessors. Excellent summary by Arthur Bradley in GNET. gnet-research.org/2024/08/16/dea…

In Part II of this Insight series, Μ (Μέλι) 🪬 examines pro-IS activities on #Pinterest. Part II presents findings drawn from a sample of 30 pro-IS accounts, providing a more granular review of the accounts and their platform-specific behaviours. gnet-research.org/2024/08/21/baq…

1/8 Had some *interesting* late-night deep dives into pro-IS Pinterest for this GNET series😆 A huge thank you to Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 for sharing solid insights on what he's observed on the platform. Long story short: IS Pinterest content = prolific. gnet-research.org/2024/08/19/pin…

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest report, "Young People Challenging Violent Extremism Online: Insights from Asia": gnet-research.org/2024/08/27/you… Register for the report launch on Zoom LATER TODAY ⤵

Earlier this month, the UK faced arguably one of its worst postwar instances of organised far-right violence, fueled by digital extremism and misinformation. Mariam Shah examines how online misinformation drove extremist mobilisation and real-world harm. gnet-research.org/2024/08/28/fan…

In my latest for GNET, I explored how online misinformation drove extremist mobilization, leading to one of the UK's worst postwar instances of organized far-right violence earlier this month. #DigitalExtremism gnet-research.org/2024/08/28/fan…

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Amid the chaos of the UK far-right riots earlier this month, accounts online pushed racist disinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the alleged perpetrator of the 29 July Southport attack. Such conspiracy theories travelled far, wide, and fast. gnet-research.org/2024/08/29/fom…

As the inquest into Australia’s first Christian extremist terror attack continues, Gerard Gill explores the persistent use of religious millenarian rhetoric and imagery in Facebook groups dedicated to right-wing conspiracism. gnet-research.org/2024/09/02/sha…

In the wake of the 7/10 attack and the war, Hamas has conducted much of its financial activity through established and emerging online financial platforms. Omri Brinner explores Hamas' use of OFPs, debunks misconceptions about terror financing, and more. gnet-research.org/2024/09/04/ins…