Online Activity
Into the Fog of Digital Delusion: The Lighthouse Paradox and the Rise of Far-right Extremism in Australia
May 7, 2026This thesis examines how extremist far-right recruiters communicate online to support Australia’s countering violent extremism (CVE) early detection efforts. It argues that current strategies—while sometimes effective—overlook online spaces as primary recruitment sites, focus too heavily on detecting already-radicalised individuals, and rely on oversimplified root-cause models. Further, it contends that detection is hindered by representational biases ...
EXTREMISMO VIRAL – When did Islamic State’s (IS) Online Media Strategy Begin to Take Shape?
July 1, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Islamic State’s Online Activity And Responses
September 18, 2023‘Islamic State’s Online Activity and Responses’ provides a unique examination of Islamic State’s online activity at the peak of its “golden age” between 2014 and 2017 and evaluates some of the principal responses to this phenomenon. Featuring contributions from experts across a range of disciplines, the volume examines a variety of aspects of IS’s online ...