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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If you are a university-based researcher of online extremism and are interested in VOX-Pol membership, please contact us at info@voxpol.eu.

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Extremism in Participatory Online Communities
By J.M. Berger This article is an adapted and lightly edited excerpt from Online Extremism, a chapter in the forthcoming…
September 16, 2026
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Pre-order Available Now: Routledge Handbook of Online Violent Extremism
We are very pleased to announce that Routledge is publishing the Handbook of Online Violent Extremism on 29th September.  The Handbook…
September 16, 2026
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Australia’s online watchdog is taking messaging app Telegram to court over ‘pro‑terrorist’ posts
Timothy Koskie, University of Sydney Popular encrypted messaging app Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including…
September 9, 2026
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Online Library

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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Latest Blog Posts

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Extremism in Participatory Online Communities
 September 16, 2026
By J.M. Berger This article is an adapted and lightly edited excerpt from Online Extremism, a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Online Violent Extremism. While the Internet can be and is used as a simple broadcasting tool for spreading ideas and ideologies to new audiences, its most powerful innovation was participation. Unlike radio ...
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Australia’s online watchdog is taking messaging app Telegram to court over ‘pro‑terrorist’ posts
 September 9, 2026
Timothy Koskie, University of Sydney Popular encrypted messaging app Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks, a new lawsuit launched by Australia’s online watchdog alleges. The eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, announced in Sydney on Thursday morning she was taking legal action against Telegram in the ...
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01
2026
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