How virtual relationality enables the incel collective, its narrative and violence
August 22, 2024
Involuntary celibates (incels) are individuals who feel alienated from society because of their perceived inability to attract women. They share a narrative which valorises violence as a means to restructure society according to misogynistic ideals. Since promoting a radical misogynistic ideology through violence is legally prohibited and socially unacceptable, it is necessary for incels to ...
Phishing for Nazis: Conspiracies, Anonymous Communications and White Supremacy Networks on the Dark Web
August 22, 2024
In 1993, a largely forgotten neo-Nazi named Milton Kleim Jr. launched (what was yet to be called a website titled) “Aryan News Network” with the proto-internet platform USENET. Building upon more than a decade of revolutionary new communications technologies—embraced early and often by right-wing extremists—this peer-to-peer tool was intended as a form of ‘guerrilla warfare’ ...
Germany Takes on the Social Media Giants
August 22, 2024
VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
A Glossary of Internet Content Blocking Tools
August 22, 2024
VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Identifying Radical Content Online
August 22, 2024
VOX-Pol Blog post. ...