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Recently finished #reading this #book which I highly recommend to anyone looking to understand more about pathways of #radicalisation in both the online sphere and the actual lives of individuals within extremist movements.
There was an excellent comparative analysis between the online “trad wife” and “ISIS bride” communities and the critical roles they play within their movements that I really enjoyed.
Dec 20, 2022 at 8:22amWeb
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Ebner also does well to demonstrate, through several case studies, how online sentiments materialise in targeted attacks against minorities. However what was most fascinating to me was the feedback these online communities give in real time as incidents are unfolding. On the one hand there’s celebrations, users spurring on more violence while others are horrified to find their ‘trolling’ had real life consequences because to them it was just an alternate universe.
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In a profound way, leaders of these movements rely on members to have no understanding of the real implications of what they’ve become part of online but still need them to cross over to the real world to actually deliver on their mandate, either through actual attacks or organising. While the latter is all well and good for most, witnessing the former has the potential to impede this process for many but at the same time separates the wheat from the chaff.