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ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

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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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Strategic Military Information Support Operations for Countering Digital Terrorist Threat Networks

Year: 2025

Author: Troublefield, T.C.

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Publicising Terrorism in Private: The Scope of the EU’s TCO Regulation

Amy-Louise Watkin

By Stuart Macdonald In a recent article, co-authored with Jonathan Hall KC, I made the argument that it is possible…

May 28, 2025

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What Do Incels.is Users Post Before Going Silent?

Amy-Louise Watkin

By Bo Min Keum Background Research suggests that participating in online forums give Incels a sense of belonging and validation…

May 21, 2025

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Publicising Terrorism in Private: The Scope of the EU’s TCO Regulation

May 28, 2025

By Stuart Macdonald In a recent article, co-authored with Jonathan Hall KC, I made the argument that it is possible to disseminate terrorist propaganda to the public in (what may be regarded by some as) private online spaces. Here, I outline this argument and consider its relevance to the EU’s Terrorist Content Online (TCO) Regulation. ...

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What Do Incels.is Users Post Before Going Silent?

May 21, 2025

By Bo Min Keum Background Research suggests that participating in online forums give Incels a sense of belonging and validation for their shared grievances and struggles. Therefore, posing the question; why would they stop posting, and what do they say before they do? Given the emerging research on Incel posting trajectories, and the need for ...

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