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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Online Hate and Harassment: The American Experience 2024
Year: 2024
Aurthor: Anti-Defamation League
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The Evolution of Terrorism in Digital Era: Cyberterrorism, Social Media, and Modern Extremism Chapter
Year: 2024
Aurthor: Ball, D. and Montasari, R.
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The Gamergate Social Network: Interpreting Transphobia and Alt-Right Hate Online
Year: 2024
Aurthor: Bevan, C.I., Tunggal, J.S., Zhang, A. and Rockwell, G.
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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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Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
 December 18, 2024
By Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, Tiana Gaudette, and Richard Frank There is an ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to identify and examine the online posting behaviors of violent extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, but little is empirically known about their online presence generally or differences in their posting behaviors ...
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The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era
 December 11, 2024
By Joshua Bowes and Jennifer West Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary misogynistic hate and vitriol. Election experts and disinformation observers pointed to the manosphere as the biggest catalyst of votes for Trump, suggesting that thousands of young men turned out late on election day ...
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