online propaganda
Making terrorist content findable: search engines as a key to mitigating Salafi-jihadi persistent presence on the internet
May 7, 2026This study focuses on the role played by search engines in accessing Salafi-jihadi terrorist content on the surface web and beyond. It argues that due to the very nature of the World Wide Web, search engines may be exploited as primary gateways to harmful content, allowing followers of Salafi-jihadi violent extremist groups to find and ...
Protocol: Understanding the Content, Context, and Impact of Far‐Right Extremist Propaganda Disseminated Online: A Systematic Review
May 7, 2026This is the protocol for a Campbell Systematic Review. This review will address two aims: (1) A qualitative synthesis of literature on the composition of online far right propaganda, and (2) A quantitative synthesis of literature examining the impact of exposure to online far‐right propaganda on audiences. These syntheses will be guided by the following ...
Between the “Camp of Falsehood” and the “Camp of Truth”: Exploitation of Propaganda Devices in the “Dabiq” Online Magazine
February 20, 2025This paper attempts to fill the gap in research and contribute to the academic debate on the online magazines of Daesh. Its primary objective is to identify and understand propaganda devices, which were exploited by the editors of “Dabiq” to influence its readers. In order to do this, the study utilized a classic framework of ...
Digital Communication Strategy to Counteract the Use of Social Media as a Propaganda Tool for Terrorist Groups
January 23, 2025Social media has become a critical tool for terrorist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, leveraging these platforms to disseminate ideology, recruit members, and mobilize support. This study aims to identify the patterns of terrorist propaganda on social media and develop effective digital communication strategies to counteract these activities. The research employs a qualitative approach through ...
The World White Web: Uncovering the Hidden Meanings of Online Far-Right Propaganda
December 19, 2024*OPEN ACCESS* The World White Web provides an interdisciplinary analysis of far-right radicalisation in the digital age, drawing from criminology, history, and computer science to explore how technology and imagery accelerate extremist recruitment. The book examines 20,000 internet memes to reveal white supremacy’s deep historical roots. It demonstrates how far-right propagandists leverage historical narratives and symbols ...
One-to-one Digital Interventions: How can Practitioners Directly Reach Young People Expressing Interest in Extremist Content Online?
October 24, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Propaganda in focus: decoding the media strategy of ISIS
September 12, 2024This investigation employs the analytical framework established by Braddock and Horgan to conduct a comprehensive content analysis of 79 official English-language propaganda videos disseminated by ISIS, with the objective of quantifying the thematic composition and the evolutionary trajectory of ISIS’s international media operations and propaganda machinery from 2014 to 2017. The findings reveal that a ...
ISIS’s Online Propaganda and Underlying Psychological Orientations of Its Consumers
August 22, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Assessing Europol’s Operation Against ISIS’ Propaganda: Approach and Impact
August 21, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Criminalising the Possession of “Terrorist Propaganda”: A Human Rights Analysis
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...