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What can we learn from the online response to the Halle terrorist attack?
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Social media creates a spectacle society that makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
August 6, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
The Buffalo Attack: Implications for Online Safety
September 18, 2023On 14 May 2022, an attack was carried out in Buffalo, New York, which resulted in the death of ten individuals and the wounding of three others. The attack was livestreamed online and versions of the footage were disseminated on multiple online services, potentially exposing UK users to content related to terrorism. As the regulator ...
The Christchurch Attacks: Livestream Terror in the Viral Video Age
September 18, 2023In the space of 36 minutes on March 15, 2019, it is alleged that Brenton Tarrant, an Australian far-right extremist, fatally shot 51 people in two mosques in Christchurch in the deadliest terrorist attack in New Zealand’s history. What was unique about Tarrant’s attack—at least insofar as extreme-right terrorism is concerned—is that he livestreamed his ...
Combatting Terrorist Propaganda
September 18, 2023Propaganda is a common element in many, if not all, terrorist incidents. Objectives are usually to instil fear in the target population but may also include winning approval from associates and inspiring new adherents. The advent of social media has greatly expanded opportunities for achieving these objectives. The attacks on worshipers in two mosques in ...