The newest VOX-Pol Publication, The Last Twitter Census by JM Berger, is now available free-to-access on the VOX-Pol Publications page. This report compares two large random samples of Twitter accounts that tweet in English: one taken just before Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022, and one taken three months later, in January 2023. It also examines several related ...

Par Emma Connolly, The Open University Cela fera neuf ans le 7 janvier qu’une fusillade a éclaté à l’hebdomadaire satirique Charlie Hebdo, tuant 12 de ses employés et en blessant 11 autres. Cette attaque a suscité un élan de solidarité immédiat et sans précédent dans le monde entier. Une grande partie de ce soutien a ...

Par Ryan Scrivens, Joshua D. Freilich, Steven M. Chermak, and Richard Frank Le rôle de l’internet dans la facilitation de l’extrémisme et du terrorisme violent est une préoccupation majeure pour de nombreux chercheurs, professionnels et responsables politiques dans le monde. L’État islamique, une organisation internationalement reconnue comme terroriste, a diffusé en streaming des vidéos de ...

By Ryan Scrivens, Joshua D. Freilich, Steven M. Chermak, and Richard Frank Click to read this article in French. The role of the Internet in facilitating violent extremism and terrorism is a primary concern for many researchers, practitioners, and policymakers around the world. The so-called Islamic State, an internationally designated terrorist organization, released a steady ...

Welcome to Volume 11, Issue 1 of the VOX-Pol Newsletter. INTRODUCING THE NEW VOX-Pol WEBSITE The VOX-Pol website is relaunched! The new site has been refreshed and redesigned to reflect our work as an international research network on online extremism and terrorism. Alongside the Events, Blog, News and Newsletter pages, it now also features: Next ...

Welcome to Volume 10, Issue 4 of the VOX-Pol Newsletter. UPCOMING VOX-Pol ONLINE EVENTS Look out for two VOX-Pol online events coming up in December. The first of the VOX-Pol Next Gen Academic Survival Workshops takes place on Wednesday 6 December on the topic of Early Career Researcher Safety, Well-Being, and Ethics. We will explore the complexities, challenges, and dangers of studying ...

The webinar series Through the Looking Glass: How To Incorporate Visual Material Within Research, begins on Friday 20 October and runs until Wednesday 29 November. The series features VOX-Pol members and institutions, and is free and open to all. The webinar series is hosted by the National Centre for Research Methods and organised by the ...

VOX-Pol is pleased to share the Autumn 2023 Guest Lecture Series on our YouTube Channel. The lectures are freely available for use in teaching and research, and we encourage our viewers to share them with your own networks. Introductory lecture Presenters: Stuart Macdonald, VOX-Pol Coordinator, and Jonathan Collins, VOX-Pol NextGen Network. Title: An Introduction to ...

Welcome to Volume 10, Issue 3 of the VOX-Pol Newsletter. UPCOMING EVENT A launch event for the Tech Against Terrorism Europe (TATE) project takes place in Paris on Thursday, 28 September 2023, from 14:30 to 20:30. The event will bring together relevant actors in countering the terrorist use of the internet, in particular the diverse stakeholders involved in implementing ...

The VOX-Pol Blog publishes weekly articles on the topic of online extremism and terrorism. This year’s VOX-Pol Blog posts have covered issues with a global reach, such as incels, the far right, disinformation, online regulations, and platforms. The Blog also covered research-related concerns such as researcher welfare and interdisciplinary collaboration. This year we featured four book ...