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Spaces of Hybridized Prefatory Extremism (HYPE) on Social Media
Social Media + SocietyNew trends in online extremism are currently unsettling the typical classifications used to assess violent threats to democratic societies. While extremism is usually perceived to be a matter of extreme ideologies and methods, social media enables and ...
Line Nybro Petersen +1 more
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Detecting Online Extremism, Radicalisation, and Politicised Hate Speech [PDF]
ACM Computing Surveys, 2023 Social media is a modern person’s digital voice to project and engage with new ideas and mobilise communities—a power shared with extremists. Given the societal risks of unvetted content-moderating algorithms for Extremism, Radicalisation, and Hate ...
Jarod Govers +3 more
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Historical Roots of Political Extremism: The Effects of Nazi Occupation of Italy
Social Science Research Network, 2023 The Italian civil war and the Nazi occupation of Italy occurred at a critical juncture, just before the birth of a new democracy and when, for the first time in a generation, Italians were choosing political affiliations and forming political identities.
N. Fontana +3 more
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European Journal of Cultural Studies, 2022 This article examines the proliferation of alt. health influencers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I analyse the self-presentation strategies used by four alt.
S. Baker
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Right-Wing Extremism in Mainstream Games: A Review of the Literature
Games Cult., 2023 Hate speech, harassment, and an increasing prevalence of right-wing extremism in online game spaces are of growing concern in the United States. Understanding trends in how and to what extent extremist groups utilize online gaming spaces is vital in ...
Garrison Wells +5 more
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Information Systems Journal, 2023 Online extremism remains a persistent problem despite the best efforts of governments, tech companies and civil society. Digital technologies can induce group polarization to promote extremism and cause substantial changes to extremism (e.g., create new ...
Marten Risius +3 more
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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2023 Given the pervasiveness of violent extremism all over the globe, understanding its psychological underpinnings is key in the fight against it. According to the Significance Quest Theory and its 3N model, violent extremism (i.e., violent and deviant ...
Caroline da Silva +5 more
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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2021 Increased immigration and demographic changes have not only resulted in political pushback, but also in violent attacks against immigrants. Several recent terrorist attacks committed by White supremacists invoke rhetoric around a deliberate attempt to ...
Milan Obaidi +3 more
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Social media, extremism, and radicalization
Science Advances, 2023 Fears that YouTube recommendations radicalize users are overblown, but social media still host and profit from dubious and extremist content.
Aaron Shaw
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Support for Pro-Climate and Ecofascist Extremism: Correlates and Intersections
Democracy and Security, 2023 Environmental issues have inspired violent action on both extremes of the political spectrum. Yet, there is a dearth of research on social psychology of environmental extremism.
Sadi Shanaah +2 more
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