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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Understanding How AI Fuels the Creation and Spread of Extremist Music
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Heron Lopes On March 6th, the EU DisinfoLab will host a webinar discussing the findings of “Melodies of Malice”, one of…
January 22, 2025
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The Band-Aid Solution of Regulation: How Moderating Social Media Can Aggravate Extremism Among Youth
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Kate Scott On December 6, 2024, the intelligence agencies of the Five Eyes alliance—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United…
January 15, 2025
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VOX-Pol Newsletter 12(1) December 2024
Louise Laing
Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 1 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. FEATURED PUBLICATION VOX-Pol Member, Dr Ashton Kingdon, has authored a…
January 14, 2025
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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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Understanding How AI Fuels the Creation and Spread of Extremist Music
 January 22, 2025
By Heron Lopes On March 6th, the EU DisinfoLab will host a webinar discussing the findings of “Melodies of Malice”, one of the papers featured in this blog post. For more details and registration, visit: EU DisinfoLab Webinars – Melodies of Malice. Introduction Research on extremism and counter-terrorism has long underscored the role of far-right and extremist music ...
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The Band-Aid Solution of Regulation: How Moderating Social Media Can Aggravate Extremism Among Youth
 January 15, 2025
By Kate Scott On December 6, 2024, the intelligence agencies of the Five Eyes alliance—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—released a jointly authored report outlining the increasing concern of violent extremism among youth. The report sheds light on how extremist content online is being used to recruit, groom, and mobilize ...
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