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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Should AIs be required to report a human user contemplating violence?
Students hold a vigil near the scene of a shooting at Florida State University. The gunman allegedly consulted ChatGPT about…
July 8, 2026
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Trigger Events, Digital Amplification, and Anti-Immigration Mobilisation in the UK
By Mischa Gerrard When footage of a knife attack in north Belfast began circulating online, the incident quickly escaped the…
July 1, 2026
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We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men. Here’s what it taught us about the manosphere
Sarazh Izmailov/Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY-SA By Krista Fisher, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Emily Lewis, Ruben Benakovic, and Zac Seidler Interest in…
June 24, 2026
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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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Should AIs be required to report a human user contemplating violence?
 July 8, 2026
Anat Lior, Drexel University On Feb. 10, 2026, an 18-year-old woman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people and herself in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. OpenAI had previously flagged her ChatGPT conversations as having a disturbing fascination with extreme violence, and suspended her account, but reportedly the company did not notify law ...
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Trigger Events, Digital Amplification, and Anti-Immigration Mobilisation in the UK
 July 1, 2026
By Mischa Gerrard When footage of a knife attack in north Belfast began circulating online, the incident quickly escaped the confines of the street on which it had occurred. Within hours, it was being shared and debated across X, amplified by activists, influencers, and political commentators both within and beyond Northern Ireland. Demonstrations were organised, ...
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