Understanding the complex relationship between algorithms and autism in individuals engaged in online terrorism, nihilistic violent extremism and violence fixation related offending

Prof Zainab Al-Attar (UCL; Cardiff Metropolitan University)

Dr Rachel Worthington (Cardiff Metropolitan University; Manchester Metropolitan University)

Re-examining the relationship between neurodiversity and complex cyber-crimes through the lens of strengths, skills and capabilities

Prof Zainab Al-Attar (UCL; Cardiff Metropolitan University)

Dr Rachel Worthington (Cardiff Metropolitan University; Manchester Metropolitan University)

Online Female Engagement in Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism (ERWT): Offender Pathways, Roles, and Future Risks

Dr William Allchorn (Anglia Ruskin University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Dr Elisa Orofino (Anglia Ruskin University)]

Introducing the HARDGORE project: Charting the Gore Digital Ecosystem and its Role in “Mixed, Unclear and Unstable” Extremism.

Prof Stephane Baele (UC Louvain)

Dr Lewys Brace (University of Exeter)

Governing Algorithmic Harms: Non-Removal Approaches to Borderline Content

Ridhwan Mohd Basor (University of Cambridge): LinkedIn

Discursive performance of collective identity in a white nationalist forum: A social movement theory perspective

Dr Amy Booth (Aston University): LinkedIn

Islamist narratives and Islamist use of current events on TikTok

Lea Brost (Royal Holloway University): BlueSky

Manifestos and Far-Right Narratives: Grievances, Utopian Futures and the Construction of the “Enemy Other”

Stephen Bryant (University of Cincinnati): LinkedIn

Serene Tarabishi (University of Cincinnati) 

When Minutes Matter - Google's Efforts to Stop Online to Offline Violence

Adam Calabro (Google’s CyberCrime Investigation Group - Imminent Threats Lead): LinkedIn

From Detection to Prediction: AI and the Gradient of Hostility Framework for Mapping Online Extremism

Lydia Channon (Swansea University)

Decoding Influence Narratives: Identifying Persuasion and Propaganda Techniques in Twitter Discourse on Violent Extremism

Shu Jia Chee (University College London): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Sara Rubini (University College London), Dr Enrico Mariconti (University College London) & Prof Paul Gill (University College London)]

“I feel like God”: Pathways to Engagement in Violent Online Com Groups

Dr Caitlin Clemmow (UCL): LinkedIn, BlueSky

[Co-authors: Dr Bettina Rottweiler (NCITE) & Dr Sandy Schumann (UCL)]

An Analysis of Far Right Discourse and Knowledge Building Through Wiki-Based Platforms

Dr Jonathan Collins (Charles University)

[Co-author: Brenna Helm (University of Nebraska)]

Online content moderation and the new AI challenge

Dr Joana Cook (Leiden University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Dr Graig Klein (Leiden University)]

From Terrorist Content to TFGBV: Operationalising the DSA and European Regulation

Anne Craanen (Institute for Strategic Dialogue): LinkedIn

Jakob Guhl (Institute for Strategic Dialogue): LinkedIn

Calling a Spade a Spade: Conceptualising Violent Extremist Spaces as Fandom

Dr Blyth Crawford (Moonshot; King’s College London)

AI Caliphate

Meili Criezis (American University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Calling out, calling in: Assessing grassroots responses to countering male supremacism in support-focused manosphere subreddits

Dr Allysa Czerwinsky (University of Manchester): LinkedIn

Mapping the ‘Normiefication’ of Incel Ideology on TikTok: A Network Analysis Approach

Christopher V David (Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Marten Risius (Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences)]

Parroting the Far-Right: Discourse and the Rapid Shift on Transgender Rights in New Labour

Robert Dickinson (University of Sussex)

[Co-authors: Quinnehtukqut McLamore (University of Missouri) & Hazal Dilay Süslü (University of Surrey)]

Simulating Hate: Sandbox Game Design and the Normalisation of Extremist Humor in GTA Discourse

Mohamed Elgayar (Universite of Waterloo)

Havana Mohr-Ramirez (Ohio State University)

It turns out you can get PTSD from working in a library: reflections on researcher trauma and conditions of exposure

Dr Leah Farrall

‘Are There Men Among You?’: The Irish Far-Right, militarised masculinity, and the making of a homegrown ideology

Joshua Farrell-Molloy (Malmö University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

The Jordanian and Arabic-language Manosphere

Guy Fiennes (Institute for Strategic Dialogue): LinkedIn

Social Media as a Source of Operational Intelligence for Terrorist Organizations:

Hamas’s October 7 Attack as a Case Study

Dr Netanel Flamer (Bar-Ilan University): LinkedIn

Masculinity as Epistemic Authority: Gender Knowledge Production in a Czech Pickup Artist Forum

Catherine Girard (Masaryk University; Charles University): LinkedIn

Kristián Földes (Charles University) : LinkedIn

[Co-author: Rebecca Rempe (Charles University)]

Red Square to Red Pill: Russian Narratives in Reddit’s Manosphere Communities

Catherine Girard (Masaryk University; Charles University): LinkedIn

Rebecca Rempe (Charles University): LinkedIn

Faith and Fury: Mapping Contemporary Christian Extremism in Austria on TikTok

Erik Hacker (SCENOR): LinkedIn

[Co-author: Julian Hohner (LMU Munich)]

Lead, Lag, or Amplify? Far-Right Scapegoating of Transgender Individuals and Media Dynamics Following School Shootings

Lily Harkes (University of Oxford)

Platforms of Ideology and Action: Comparing posting behaviour, affect, and content on Stormfront and Leak Society

Mackenzie B Hart (Simon Fraser University): LinkedIn

Marketing Jihad:  Comparative Content Analysis of Jihadi Extremists’ Videos

Dr Stephen Herron (Queen’s University Belfast)

[Co-author: Dr Weeda Mehran (Augusta University)] 

From Shared Grievances to Collective Violence: A Cross-Country Comparison of Linguistic Markers for Anti-Government Extremism (AGE) on Parler and Telegram

Leoni Heyn (University of Kiel): LinkedIn

Enhancing Academic Researcher Safety during Terrorism and Extremism Research Projects through Open-Source Tools and a Subject-Based Framework

Almos Huszthy (Ofcom): LinkedIn

Extremism and Disaster Relief: A Case Study of Hurricane Helene on Reddit

Dr Sam Jackson (University at Albany): BlueSky

[Co-authors: Dr Alex Greer (University at Albany) & Dr Samantha Penta (University at Albany)]

Breaking the Black Box: Social Network Analysis as a Tool to Track Algorithmic

Recommendations in the Manosphere

Clara Jammot (King’s College London): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Cognitive Warfare and Instrumental Slavophilia on Digital Platforms: The Psychological Dynamics of Identity Radicalization in Central Europe

Dr Markéta Kocmanová (Charles University): LinkedIn

Tereza Franzeová (Charles University)

[Co-authors: Jakub Cacek (Charles University), Karolina Bonarska (Charles University) & Maryna Kołeczek (Jagiellonian University)]

The Human Aspect of Cognitive Warfare: Understanding Susceptibility to Polluted Information and Influence Operations

Dr Markéta Kocmanová (Charles University): LinkedIn

Tereza Franzeová (Charles University)

Positive alternative narratives as a response to terrorist/extremist propaganda: evidence from formers

Anna Kruglova (University of Salford): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Dr Bruce White (Organisation of Identity and Cultural Development) & Dr Jon Wilson (London Metropolitan Police)]

Pixeled OPSEC in Focus: Video content analysis of the 2023-2025 Gaza-Israel War

Dr Michael Loadenthal (University of Cincinnati): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Soumyadeep Bidyanta (University of Cincinnati)]

‘They hate us cause they aint us’: An in-depth analysis of conversations on extreme

misogynistic forums; themes, narratives, and justifications

Simone Long (University of Exeter): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Capturing the Light – Framing the Post-Covid UK Conspiracist Movement

Dr Seán Looney (University of Plymouth): LinkedIn

[Co-author: Dr Rebekah Gregory (University of Plymouth)]

Beyond ‘super-posters’ - How do non-active or marginally active incels understand their relationship to incel online communities?

Emilia Lounela (University of Helsinki): BlueSky

Open-Source Intelligence Companies - A Counter-Terrorism Actor?

Elena Martynova (Metropolitan University Prague): LinkedIn

Evaluating Risk: Ethics Departments’ perception and understanding of the risk of online violent extremism research

Dr Nicola Mattheison (University of Liverpool)

Dr Audrey Gagnon (University of Ottawa): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Dr Ashton Kingdon (University of Southampton)

Doing Terrorism or Doing Crime: Locating “Nihilistic Violence” from “Com Networks” in Relation to Online Extremism

Dr Ashley A Mattheis (University of Manchester): BlueSky

Degrees of radicalisation?  A Comparative Analysis of Educational Profiles of the UK and US Jihadi Extremists

Dr Weeda Mehran (Augusta University): BlueSky

‘Jailbaits and lolis’: Understanding the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Material in incel discourse

Anna Meyniel (International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children): LinkedIn

Anda Solea (University of Portsmouth): LinkedIn

Pedagogies of Disenchantment: Influencer Cultures, Civic Learning, and the Soft Power of Extremist Discourse

Dr Miraji Mohamed (Swansea University; Dublin City University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Nihilist Violent Extremism (NVE): A new form of right-wing extremism?

Felix Neumann (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.): LinkedIn

From Encrypted Channels to Conviction: Analysing Offender Tactics and Legal Outcomes in Ideological Threat Offenses in the Digital Era

Jamie R. Noulty (the Prosecution Project)

Grant Van Robays (the Prosecution Project)

Carter Langham (the Prosecution Project)

Comparing Far Left and Far Right Group Identities Online: Expanding ‘Imagined Political Communities’ to Account for Inclusion-Based Formations

Prof Lella Nouri (Swansea University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Dr Ninian Frenguelli (Swansea University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Between games and propaganda: the role of gaming as a factor in jihadist radicalisation

Paula M. Núñez-Guerra (Complutense University of Madrid): LinkedIn

De-platforming and re-platforming: the limited comeback of a neo-Nazi cartoon

Harrison Pates (King’s College London): LinkedIn

Emergency Meeting 63: Extreme Misogyny, Andrew Tate, and the Stoking of Collapse

Dr Elizabeth Pearson (Royal Holloway, University of London): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Dr Ashley Mattheis (University of Manchester)]

The ‘Blackpill’ as an Affective and Symbolic Node in Nihilistic and Apocalyptic Violent Extremism

Mark Peden (University of Sussex)

Decoding Radicalization: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of White Supremacist Propaganda

Jeremiah Perez-Torres (Marist University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

The Radical Right as Influencers: Online Legitimacy and the Normalisation of Extremism

Dr Keighley Perkins (Cardiff University; Swansea University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-author: Prof Nuria Lorenzo-Dus (Swansea University)]

Media mujahidin: influencers, women and AI

Brontë Philips (BBC Monitoring)

Umaima Zia (BBC Monitoring)

Nihilist Violent Extremism & Self-Harm as Terror Tactic: Reviewing Compensation Schemes for Victims of Terrorism

Isabella Pirlogea (Leiden University): LinkedIn

Sean McCafferty (Metropolitan University Prague): LinkedIn

Weapons Inscription: Understanding In-Group References

Dr Katherine Reid (University of Texas at El Paso): LinkedIn

Dr Christopher Collins (Salem State University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

Combatting Online Extremism: The Algorithmic Amplification of Counter-Speech

Ellie Rogers (Swansea University): LinkedIn

To moderate or not to moderate? – Psychological determinants of preferences for the level of content moderation and platform regulation

Sophia Rothut (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich): LinkedIn

Dr Brigitte Naderer (Medical University of Vienna): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Anna-Luisa Sacher (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich), Prof Diana Rieger (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) & Prof Carsten Reinemann (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)]

The Rising Threat of Nihilistic Violence: Examining Mobilization Pathways of 764 Members

Dr Bettina Rottweiler (University of Nebraska Omaha)

[Co-author: Dr Caitlin Clemmow (University College London)]

“DDoS Rockets on Russophobic Countries” - An Examination of a Pro-Russian Hacking Forum

Sara Rubini (UCL): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Prof Paul Gill (UCL) & Dr Brian Klaas (UCL)]

Examining Online Posting Profiles of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists

Dr Ryan Scrivens (Michigan State University): LinkedIn; BlueSky

[Co-authors: Dr Garth Davies (Simon Fraser University) & Prof Richard Frank (Simon Fraser University)]

LLMs promote radicalization via engagement with extremist content and politicized communities

Prof Laura Smith (University of Bath): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Desislava Bocheva, Dr Catherine Lowery, Dr Olivia Brown, Melissa Torgbi, Siva Worajitwannakul, Harriet Tarpy & Dr Harish Tayyar Madabushi (all University of Bath)]

Digital Subcultural Diffusion Theory – Rebranding the Incel Ideology Through Looksmaxxing, Sub5s and the PSL scale

Anda Solea (University of Portsmouth): LinkedIn

The Tiger and the Lamb: How Are Christian Fundamentalist Sexual Narratives Co-Opted by the Manosphere?

Gen-AI and Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP): Propaganda Strategies and Platforms engagement patterns

Saif ur Rehman Tahir (Victoria University of Wellington): LinkedIn

Online gateways: Understanding the role of the online domain in initial phases of extremist recruitment

Dr Fabienne Thijs (Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement)

[Co-authors: Charlie Stoeldraaijers (Vrije Universiteit); Dr Elanie Rodermond (Vrije Universiteit; Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement) & Prof Edward R. Kleemans (Vrije Universiteit)]

Symbols of Doomsday: The Digital Reinvention of Far-Right Accelerationism

Kate Tomkins (University of Southampton): LinkedIn

GNET as a Knowledge Ecosystem: Mapping How Research Frames Extremism and Technology

Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (Royal Military College of Canada): LinkedIn; BlueSky

A Homological Critique of Three Right Wing Manifestos

Dr Michael Waltman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Algorithmic Jihad: Comparative Content Analysis of ISIS Propaganda on TikTok in Europe and the Sahel

Dr Kristin Weber (Centre for Criminological Research Saxony): LinkedIn

Free Speech Might Equal Free Reach: Understanding Freedom of Expression in the Context of Downranking and Borderline Content

Dr Joe Whittaker (Swansea University; VOX-Pol Institute): LinkedIn

Mapping the forensic psychological mechanisms driving digital hate to offline violence

Dr Rachel Worthington (Cardiff Metropolitan University; Manchester Metropolitan University)

Dr Sören Henrich (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Files, Firearms, and Fantasies of Insurgency: The Myanmar Conflict in Online 3DPF Culture

Jake Wright (Leiden University): LinkedIn

[Co-authors: Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (Royal Military College of Canada) & Dr Ayse Lokmanoglu (Boston University)]