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Journal Article	Assessing the Discourse of Online Extremism and Measures Proposed to Counter It View Abstract Assessing the Discourse of Online Extremism and Measures Proposed to Counter It The discourse surrounding digital technologies is rapidly changing, namely from an entity with the potential to generate positive political change to one that can be abused by extremists. In light of this, a new “dispositif” of risk has emerged whereby governments are seeking to address the imagined dangers posed by digital technology through a series of pre-emptive measures. By examining how the relationship between digital technology and violent extremism has been articulated in the EU’s counter-terrorism policy, this article argues that critical distance is now needed from both these utopian and/or dystopian conceptualisations of digital technology and conflict. View Full Article	2016	Pohjonen, M., and Ahmed, R.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part I: A Framework for Researchers View Abstract ‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part I: A Framework for Researchers VOX-Pol Blog Post. View Full Article	2021	Pohjonen, M.,	View Publisher
Journal Article	Extreme Speech Online: An Anthropological Critique of Hate Speech Debates View Abstract Extreme Speech Online: An Anthropological Critique of Hate Speech Debates Exploring the cases of India and Ethiopia, this article develops the concept of “extreme speech” to critically analyze the cultures of vitriolic exchange on Internet-enabled media. While online abuse is largely understood as “hate speech,” we make two interventions to problematize the presuppositions of this widely invoked concept. First, extreme speech emphasizes the need to contextualize online debate with an attention to user practices and particular histories of speech cultures. Second, related to context, is the ambiguity of online vitriol, which defies a simple antonymous conception of hate speech versus acceptable speech. The article advances this analysis using the approach of “comparative practice,” which, we suggest, complicates the discourse of Internet “risk” increasingly invoked to legitimate online speech restrictions. View Full Article	2017	Pohjonen, M. and Udupa, S.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part III: Analysing Extremist Content View Abstract ‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part III: Analysing Extremist Content VOX-Pol Blog Post. View Full Article	2021	Pohjonen, M.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part II: Identifying Extremist Networks View Abstract ‘Terrorism Informatics’ Part II: Identifying Extremist Networks VOX-Pol Blog Post. View Full Article	2021	Pohjonen, M.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	Accusations in a Mirror: ISIS, Anti-Muslim Hate Speech, and the Refugee Crisis View Abstract Accusations in a Mirror: ISIS, Anti-Muslim Hate Speech, and the Refugee Crisis VOX-Pol Blog post. View Full Article	2016	Pohjonen, M.	View Publisher

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