A suite of recent troubling events have once again shone a spotlight on extremist violence, especially the kind involving online radicalisation of young people. Austrian authorities recently cancelled three Taylor Swift Eras tour concerts after learning of a 19-year-old’s suspected…[Continue Reading...]
The main suspect arrested for plotting an ISIS-style “bloodbath” terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria is believed to have been radicalized online by a German hate preacher and Islamist influencer with a huge following on TikTok and…[Continue Reading...]
A view of the area where the main suspect lives, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts at Happel stadium in Vienna after the government confirmed a planned attack at the venue, in Ternitz, Austria August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Elisabeth…[Continue Reading...]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today (5 August) in Canberra that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) was raising the national terrorism threat level from possible to probable. The Prime Minister said that while there was no singular threat on…[Continue Reading...]
Parents need to understand how algorithms work. These can drive misogynistic content towards boys and young men and can make extreme views seem normal. Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus…[Continue Reading...]
The teenager who seriously wounded an Orthodox Jewish man in an antisemitic stabbing attack in Zurich earlier this month was radicalized on the internet while living in Tunisia, Swiss police announced on Monday. The 50-year-old victim, who has not been…[Continue Reading...]
A senior counter-terrorism officer has warned that children and young people are increasingly being radicalised online after spending long periods on the internet during the pandemic. Det Supt Andy Meeks said a growing number of vulnerable people were accessing extreme…[Continue Reading...]
SINGAPORE - Online radicalisation is a key factor in pushing the terror threat in Singapore today, said Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam on Saturday. And when a complex issue is oversimplified on social media – sans proper…[Continue Reading...]
Around 2010, Lola Aronovich started receiving threats from men who frequented “masculinist forums” — openly misogynist online groups — that she actively monitored. But the Argentine-Brazilian feminist blogger never imagined her experiences would place her on the front lines of…[Continue Reading...]
Introduction On June 29, 2020, YouTube removed 25,000 channels, including several prominent white supremacist figures such as David Duke, Richard Spencer, and Stefan Molyneux. While Duke and Spencer were generally well-known white supremacist figures, Molyneux specifically built his reputation on…[Continue Reading...]
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