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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Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism: research
By Matteo Vergani, Deakin University At least 16 people – including a ten-year-old child – are dead after two men…
January 14, 2026
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Misogyny as an Operational Strategy in India’s Digital Extremism
By Antara Chakraborthy On the 19th of December 2024, Atul Subhash, a 28-year-old techie from Bangalore, India, recorded an 80-minute…
January 7, 2026
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Visits to Gore Sites Driven by Searches for Graphic Footage of Charlie Kirk’s Death
By Human Digital Introduction Across the 10th and 11th September 2025, people seeking footage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk…
December 31, 2025
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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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Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism: research
 January 14, 2026
By Matteo Vergani, Deakin University At least 16 people – including a ten-year-old child – are dead after two men opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday in a public park at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Many more are injured. I am horrified. But as a researcher who ...
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Misogyny as an Operational Strategy in India’s Digital Extremism
 January 7, 2026
By Antara Chakraborthy On the 19th of December 2024, Atul Subhash, a 28-year-old techie from Bangalore, India, recorded an 80-minute video blaming his wife, feminism, and the Indian court system, before ending his life. Within hours, his video and suicide note were widely circulated by India’s men’s rights organisations in India. Subash was hailed as ...
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