Racism
Beyond Black and White: the Intersection of Ideologies in Online Extremist Communities
December 5, 2024Current literature on online criminal and deviant groups recognises the role of online forums in the transfer of knowledge and socialisation of members, but current research lacks insight on the evolution and convergence of these groups. One area of concerns is how different aspects of these ideologies, most notably misogyny, anti-semitism and racism, are shared ...
Toxic play: Examining the issue of hate within gaming
December 4, 2024This article examines the problem of hate and toxic behavior in gaming. Videogames have risen to become a dominant cultural form, seeing significant increases in players, playtime, and revenue. More people are playing games than ever before, broadening “gamers” into a highly diverse demographic. Yet this rise has been accompanied by a growing recognition of ...
Algorithmic extremism? The securitization of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on radicalism, polarization and political violence
December 4, 2024This paper analyses how AI and algorithms are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread racism and political instability. AI and algorithms are not just tools deployed by national security agencies but contributors to polarization, radicalism and political violence. Securitization processes are a missing link to understanding how AI has been designed and used and ...
How You Thought You Support the Animals and You Ended Up Funding White Supremacists
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Don’t (Just) Blame Echo Chambers. Conspiracy Theorists Actively Seek Out Their Online Communities
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
How Online Digital Music May Have Contributed to the Decline of the American Racist Skinhead
July 25, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Lessons from the Decline of the American Racist Skinheads and Emerging Online Trends of the Far-Right
July 25, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Learning from Foes: How Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists Embrace and Mimic Islamic State’s Use of Emerging Technologies
September 18, 2023This report concerns itself with terrorist technical innovation, particularly with regards to terrorists’ incorporation of emerging technologies into their practices. More specifically, it investigates, through the elaboration of a theoretical learning framework, how terrorist groups can adopt the practices of ideological enemies operating in different security, ideological and political environments. It does so through a ...
Affective Practice of Soldiering: How Sharing Images Is Used to Spread Extremist and Racist Ethos on Soldiers of Odin Facebook Site
September 18, 2023The paper explores how visual affective practice is used to spread and bolster a nationalist, extremist and racist ethos on the public Facebook page of the anti-immigrant group, Soldiers of Odin. Affective practice refers to a particular sensibility of political discourse, shaped by social formations and digital technologies—the contexts in which political groups or communities ...