ECOFASCISM AS AN EMERGING DIGITAL PHENOMENON
A new research project examines how environmental narratives appear in far-right online ecosystems and outlines open questions rather than definitive conclusions.
🔗 https://voxpol.eu/ecofascism-digital-media-political-economy/
💬 Is this an area that deserves more analytical attention?
#Ecofascism #FarRight #DigitalExtremism #Radicalisation #SCENOR
One month later:
WhiteDate, WhiteChild and WhiteDeal are still offline.
Signs of new infrastructure. No visible success.
They might have reached out to DDoSecrets to get their backups back.
Telegram promises “testing soon”.
Please hurry up.
#WhiteDate #FarRight #RacistPlatforms #AltTech #Antifa #OSINT #DigitalExtremism
How do extremist views spread online? We spoke to Lion Wedel & Linda Coufal about their studies on Incel radicalization, COVID-19’s impact, and how platform structures fuel misogynistic ideology.
Read the full interview: ➡️ https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/from-isolation-to-extremism/
#OnlineRadicalization #DigitalExtremism #MisogynyOnline #wisskomm #research #socialscience
Together with his colleague Linda Coufal, Weizenbaum researcher Lion Wedel recently published two studies on the radicalization of Incels – a group known for its misogynistic views. We spoke to them about their research.
🎮 How are extremist games spreading despite moderation?
A new GNET-EGRN Insight reveals how actors behind far-right, far-left and jihadist games are using mainstream video, audio and entertainment platforms to direct users toward hidden download sites. They avoid direct links and monetise their presence through streams and soundtracks.
📖 Read the full article:
https://gnet-research.org/2025/01/16/from-soundtracks-to-side-quests-how-terrorist-and-extremist-games-use-mainstream-platforms-to-evade-detection-and-draw-users
#PoliticalExtremism #Gamification #SecurityEU #OnlineRadicalisation #CounterTerrorism #DigitalExtremism
In contemporary discourse, hate manifestos have transcended traditional formats, emerging as sophisticated digital narratives. These new versions, often cloaked in a veneer of legitimacy, pose complex challenges in identifying and countering online extremism.
#DigitalExtremism #CyberHateStudies
https://aeon.co/essays/a-history-of-the-manifesto-as-a-document-of-hate-and-violence
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