Looking forward to this year's Terrorism And Social Media Conference (TASM). Come join our Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) workshop on how to evolve researcher collaborations with technical systems like the Hash Sharing Database. #TASMCONF tasmconf.com/workshops#link1

Gutted not to be at #TASMCONF this year and catch up with old friends and new, and to see the fantastic presentations lined up. Will be keeping up with all developments on social media. Have a great conference everyone, it's always a cracker!

Delighted to see my new article on the Independent Review of the UK Prevent Strategy now out in JD_JournalDerad! Co-authored with Stuart Macdonald & Andrew Whiting, you can read it for free here: journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/j… Many thanks to the editors and anonymous reviewers!

A huge congratulations to Markéta Kocmanová Charles University for passing her PhD Large Defence last week! It was a real honour and pleasure to act as external examiner alongside Julian Droogan for this fantastic piece of work looking at non-radicalisation. Well done Dr Kocmanová!

Was a pleasure hosting (and chairing) Ryan Scrivens and Steve Chermak for our latest VOX-Pol Lecture Series. A fantastic presentation with some really insightful Q&A. If you're interested in data collection in online terrorism research, you can find a link to the video below.

Huge congratulations Didar on a very impressive viva! It was a real pleasure examining your PhD. Looking forward to seeing your thesis as a book in the near future!

I have never forgotten telling man after man in cell after cell how long they would get in prison for the 2011 London riots. Once enthusiasm for lobbing bins at police has waned, once your pals have been arrested, once the booze & adrenaline subside - you realise. Then regret.

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 Looking for an Associate to join the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) team coordinating GIFCT’s incident response operations, while also supporting the work of the Technology team and cross-team initiatives. 💼 Learn more & apply gifct.org/opportunities#…

Looks like half of the city has turned up here. #Brighton

This is Brighton this evening. Loads turned out on the streets to say NO to racism, NO to far-right extremism, NO to division. I love my city so much. #Brighton

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Batman's here! #Brighton

Excited to See that My Latest Article 'Digital Reconstruction' Co-Authored with Aaron Winter is out in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. We Examine KKK #Recruitment #SocialMedia #History #Narratives #Outreach From the 1990s to the Present Day 👇👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

Great to see Digital Reconstruction: A Critical Examination of the History & Adaptation of KuKluxKlan Websites, co-authored with Ashton Kingdon, out in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence SI: Hidden Hate Hidden Violence ed by Neil Chakraborti & Dr Leah Burch (she/her) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

Important reading for online extremism watchers ➡️➡️VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM ONLINE IN 2023 THE YEAR IN REVIEW from VOX-Pol authors Maura Conway Dr. Ashley Mattheis Sean McCafferty & Dr MirajHM voxpol.eu/wp-content/upl…

“Is He /ourguy/, a False Flag, or Something Else? Debating Breivik’s and Tarrant’s Terrorism on 4chan’s /pol/ Board” in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Want to work on radicalisation research at our fantastic ISGA The Hague at Universiteitsraad Leiden? Just 3 weeks to apply for this postdoctoral position in radicalisation measurement and prevention (1.0 FTE)! universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024…

📣 Job alert! I am recruiting a post-doctoral researcher (full-time, 12 months) to work with me on an interdisciplinary research project on disinformation (Mis)Translating Deceit (AHRC-funded project), focusing on audience research: jobs.ac.uk/job/DJJ467/res…

🚨 New article out in Social Media+Society 🚨 I explore the importance of emotional belonging for the far-right, with a look at positivity as a key driver. Developing the concept of a new home, I outline the power of positive reattachment in alt-tech space. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

Just one week left to apply for this Postdoctoral research position in: Radicalisation measurement and prevention (1.0 FTE)! universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024…