On the list below, you will find the 115 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the first half of May 2023.
Since mid-2017, we have filed many thousands of shares on LinkedIn to a network of now almost 6,000 followers and connections – shares of articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization as well as on countering hate. This is a current selection of our posts.
The Top 5 posts, as part of this issue, are as follows:
- 14 countries tackle violent extremism online in a coordinated referral action day (Europol):
https://lnkd.in/eN8R8MWb - THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN PROMOTING PEACE AND COUNTERING TERRORISM (The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations):
https://lnkd.in/esKTjTfC - ‘It hurts so much’: Parents of radicalised youths reveal heartbreak, regrets over children’s extremist path (Today Online Singapore):
https://lnkd.in/edT3nfGm - Understanding the Trauma-Related Effects of Terrorist Propaganda on Researchers (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/exQAFceD - Few Are Addressing One of Social Media’s Greatest Perils (The New York Times):
https://lnkd.in/epzt3Y88
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Nativist and Islamist Radicalism. Anger and Anxiety (Taylor & Francis):
https://lnkd.in/edRgShR9
UK Faith Advisor: Biggest victims of Islamist extremism are Muslims (Greek City Times):
https://lnkd.in/eq6BtSbM
From Exclusion to Extremism: The Role of Significance Loss and Identity in the Radicalization Process (Lund University):
https://lnkd.in/gZTCSg6c
USING ONLINE DATA IN TERRORISM RESEARCH (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/enS4GnYf
UNODC Fosters Regional Cooperation in South-East Asia to Prevent Violent Extremism (UNODC):
https://lnkd.in/e3kNbtc2
UNESCO-OSCE World Press Freedom Day Conference side event explores how to govern the relationship between media and social media (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eeU5gCJu
Why Is It so Difficult to Investigate Violent Radicalization? (Cambridge University Press):
https://lnkd.in/ektiZsEy
Approaches to addressing antisemitism in European P/CVE, March 2023 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eMWDVF4W
Tackling youth unemployment is key in the fight against violent extremism – NCCE boss (GhanaWeb):
https://lnkd.in/eUfqsXr5
YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism (Arab News):
https://lnkd.in/e5bYn7bs
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Ask the Experts: The Fight Against Violent Extremism in Coastal West Africa (USIP):
https://lnkd.in/eN78Xs7j
Egypt calls for comprehensive approach to defeat terrorism, extremism (Arab News):
https://lnkd.in/enDcs_8M
Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure (PNAS):
https://lnkd.in/gWWeaD7V
Research and Strategies to Prevent Radicalisation and Violent Extremism (CORDIS, EU Commission):
https://lnkd.in/ehsj_D8e
RAN VoT WG meeting – Involving victims/survivors in P/CVE, Nice 29-30 September 2022 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eCCRdMQ8
Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF): Morocco and the European Union Launch an Initiative to Prevent and Combat Extremism (African Business & APO on behalf of Kingdom of Morocco):
https://lnkd.in/eFprpXKy
Government needs to better understand faith, independent review claims (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/g_sEvVJ5
‘Is This a Hate Speech?’ The Difficulty in Combating Radicalisation in Coded Communications on Social media Platforms (European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research):
https://lnkd.in/ei3QWgqq
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ONLINE REGULATION HANDBOOK (Terrorist Content Analytics Platform):
https://lnkd.in/eVV4K_nq
Time to re-assess terrorism prevention in Africa? (The Reporter, Ethiopia):
https://lnkd.in/etZvCPGD
Book Review: Social Media and Hate by Shakuntala Banaji and Ramnath Bhat (LSE):
https://lnkd.in/eBer9KqA
More Transparency and Security for Apps on Mobile Devices (Policyinstitute.net)
https://think-tank-talk.org/2023/05/10/more-transparency-and-security-for-apps-on-mobile-devices/
Frequently asked questions: Types of violence against women and girls (UN WOMEN):
https://lnkd.in/eabJdE7M
A New Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence: Lessons on Integrating Prevention and Responses in Four UNDP Sectoral Development Projects (UNDP via Reliefweb):
https://lnkd.in/ek89c4fQ
The Internet Consortium for Online Safety: How Collaborative Tech, Not Legislation, Could Prevent Harmful Content Proliferation (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/gRp2thh4
Review of violent extremism risk assessment tools in Division 104 control orders and Division 105A post-sentence orders (Australian Institute of Criminology):
https://lnkd.in/eXBSsrrn
Promoting digital rights and inclusion through addressing content moderation for sustainable internet for all (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eZ2ZrZer
Fighting violent extremism in the Sahel and West Africa: A real challenge for religious leaders (Global Voices):
https://lnkd.in/e3mphPq6
Towards Weakly-Supervised Hate Speech Classification Across Datasets (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eUZbaGzB
Working with violent extremist or terrorist offenders along the prison-exit continuum (EU RAN):
https://buff.ly/3n5y9mR
CSIS Public Report 2022 (CSIS, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/enxg9PxQ
Life After Hate Launches Initiative to Provide Hope to Those Seeking to Leave Lives of Violent Extremism (PR Newswire via yahoo! finance):
https://lnkd.in/ereCiT_J
Using Homophones to Evade Hate Speech Restrictions (windowsphoneinfo.com):
https://lnkd.in/eM_grxV9
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Episode 4: The United States’ changing approach to Counter-Terrorism with Daniel Byman (The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism, ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/djCrVYwu
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Sanitising Extremism: “Borderline Content” and Antisemitism Online (The Tech Against Terrorism Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/e83Wp6r7
Health advisory on social media use in adolescence (American Psychological Association):
https://lnkd.in/eGt9u_hq
Role of media countering violent extremism key – officials (The Star, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/eDEJpmKt
Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms: Technology and the Evolution of Online Extremism (European Eye on Radicalization):
https://lnkd.in/eqzUXZsF
Can Marketing Prevent Radicalization? (American Marketing Association):
https://lnkd.in/eGZA7s2E
CURRENT ACTIVITIES & GAPS IN HATE SPEECH RESPONSES A MAPPING REPORT FOR THE FACING FACTS NETWORK (CEJI):
https://lnkd.in/e_gRp_nW
Predicting Hate Intensity of Twitter Conversation Threads (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/efiqsU96
Identifying Needs and Strengths: The First-Ever Practitioners Manual on Client Engagement, from Trust Building to Resilient Behavior (Hedayah):
https://lnkd.in/eran-ncg
Abusive Language Detection in Speech Dataset (International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology):
https://lnkd.in/e_pPQwRr
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MENA Regional Hub Inaugural Workshop (Strong Cities):
https://lnkd.in/eJTNrCRm
Terrorist prisoners to face tougher limits behind bars (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eJcZhpXE
Government crackdown on terror inmates to prevent radicalisation (Express, UK):
https://lnkd.in/e5ZEE4xN
TCAP Insights: Patterns of Online Terrorist Exploitation (Tech Against Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/eCysfrB9
Hate Speech Detection (Papers with Code):
https://lnkd.in/eGKZW5Ta
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Sanitising Extremism: “Borderline Content” and Antisemitism Online (The Tech Against Terrorism Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/e83Wp6r7
Features for Hate? Using the Delphi Method to Explore Digital Determinants for Online Hate Perpetration and Possibilities for Intervention (Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw.):
https://lnkd.in/eNEisad9
Radicalisation au féminin, le djihadisme comme symptôme du mal de transmission psychique (Revue Empan):
https://lnkd.in/eXEjaqC6
Hate speech from the perspective of the mediatization of religion in the post-secular age. A few remarks for discussion (Dialnet):
https://lnkd.in/ejfTFVnH
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Toolkit To Support Action Plans to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism (UNCCT):
https://lnkd.in/eRiCmwwc
Graph-based Approach for Studying Spread of Radical Online Sentiment (ACL Digital Library):
https://lnkd.in/eGGtYxqi
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Playback: The Probe discusses how to prevent and control violent extremism in Ghana (MyJoy, Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/e67n32iD
Stop Violence Against Women: Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative (EU via EU Debates, News & Opinions):
https://lnkd.in/eQUWj3yA
Addressing unemployment can help in fighting violent extremism – KAIPTC lecturer (Joy Online, Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/exwD_pp8
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Brian Fishman on Violent Extremism and Platform Liability (The Lawfare Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/eG5Fcht4
Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence (American Psychological Association):
https://lnkd.in/ezdfBKmg
Convicted terrorists face tighter cell checks in bid to curb radicalisation (The Independent, UK):
https://lnkd.in/e2nRGe3G
TOOLKIT ON PREVENTION OF EXTREMISM, REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF RETURNEES FROM ARMED CONFLICT ZONES INTO THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/exmzcjGE
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Hate Speech behandeln: Diagnosewerkzeuge aus der Computerlinguistik (SpringerLink):
https://lnkd.in/eHDnPvpQ
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What makes a violent lone actor? Exploring the role of mental health (Breaking Cycles of Conflict Podcast, XCEPT Research & King’s College):
https://lnkd.in/eR9RJ4Xw
Researching the Evolving Online Ecosystem: Telegram, Discord & Odysee (Institute for Strategic Dialogue):
https://lnkd.in/es3qiUZz
Youth-Centered Peacebuilding Framework. Rethinking Youth Inclusion Through a Youth-Powered Approach (USIP):
https://lnkd.in/eGC3XKq5
What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach (Criminal Law and Philosophy):
https://lnkd.in/ehpNnwK8
Beyond the law: Toward alternative methods of hate speech interventions in Nigeria (SSOAR):
https://lnkd.in/edQBtqrS
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“Totally not radical, man: Games and extremism” with Rachel Kowert (Bren School, University of California):
https://lnkd.in/ej6QQRuy
Twenty years of countering jihadism in Western Europe: from the shock of 9/11 to ‘jihadism fatigue’ (Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terroris):
https://lnkd.in/eQp2yYGK
A Group-Specific Approach to NLP for Hate Speech Detection (CatalyzeX):
https://lnkd.in/ePd2Sv-s
When Can Compliments and Humour Be Considered Hate Speech? A Perspective From Target Groups in Portugal (Comunicação e Sociedade):
https://lnkd.in/eh9Nm-CD
What Did You Learn To Hate? A Topic-Oriented Analysis of Generalization in Hate Speech Detection (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eTiEF79j
Predicting Hate Intensity of Twitter Conversation Threads (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/efiqsU96
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Episode 11: The Importance of Communication to Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Decoding Counterterrorism Podcasts, RUSI):
https://lnkd.in/eNwNADyg
Challenges of comparative research on hate speech in media user comments: Comparing countries, platforms, and target groups (SSOAR):
https://lnkd.in/exfS2aRZ
Opinion: An internet that women want? It looks like this (CNN):
https://lnkd.in/epRqKVS6
Former Gov. Schwarzenegger leads discussion on ‘breaking the cycle of extremism’ (USCAnnenbergMedia):
https://lnkd.in/gBBdn4Ac
Comparison between Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches for the Detection of Toxic Comments on Social Networks (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eg78c9kc
The mediating role of emotions in the relationship between implicit motives and radicalisation (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore):
https://lnkd.in/eQnV9Bvh
‘We need systems that will support Nigerians’ resilience to trauma’ (The Guardian, Nigeria):
https://lnkd.in/eqXheuRA
Terrorism (Protection of premises) draft bill: overarching documents (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eK8J4ie9
How Relatives Can Make Radicals (The Atlantic):
https://lnkd.in/eswyuavi
How Ideological Addiction Drives Extremism and Undermines Civil Discourse (Merion West):
https://lnkd.in/dr9m7dXy
Acknowledge media’s role in fighting violent extremism, journalists tell state (The Standard, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/gPTR8PNk
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Digital Press Briefing on the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Department of State’s Antiterrorism Program (U.S. Department of State):
https://lnkd.in/eDvWuhYf
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RADIS-Ringvorlesung Islamismus in Deutschland und Europa (HSFK/PRIF):
https://lnkd.in/eJZu7Ri8
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Terminating Hate: Breaking the Cycle of Extremism (via Arnold Schwarzenegger, YouTube):
https://lnkd.in/grF45yKR
UNESCO partners with Aljazeera Balkans to address online hate speech (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e5jkVxU9
Call for input: online hate speech (OHCHR):
https://lnkd.in/eSn_w6UT
ONLINE EXTREMISM (SMIDGE):
https://lnkd.in/eVeqBqAs
Access to Social Media Data for Public Interest Research: Lessons Learnt & Recommendations for Strengthening Initiatives in the EU and Beyond (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/e-QX6Rg6
Abusive Content Detection in Arabic Tweets Using Multi-Task Learning and Transformer-Based Models (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/ecMTdS6h
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Webinar: Should we be criminalising hate speech? (The Daily Friend):
https://lnkd.in/ekCPgm3Y
FIA president meets Elon Musk to discuss online abuse (EN 365):
https://lnkd.in/eRvuj4C9
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KI-Verfahren für die Hate Speech Erkennung: Die Gestaltung von Ressourcen für das maschinelle Lernen und ihre Zuverlässigkeit (Digitale Hate Speech):
https://lnkd.in/evYqJDJC
Understanding and coping with extremism in an online collaborative environment: A data-driven modeling (PLOS ONE):
https://lnkd.in/eUUpeMMZ
Ghana Urges Stronger Measures Against Terrorism As Regional Concerns Grow (The Ghana Report):
https://lnkd.in/eU9cPzyq
Hate on the rise: Advocates say more needs to be done to stem tide of incidents in Canada (Capital Current, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eRtZufjg
Untersuchung der traumatisierenden Auswirkungen terroristischer Propaganda auf Forschende (GNET Research):
https://t.co/NdRISjchmC
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Episode 12: Looking to the Future of Countering Extremism and Terrorism (DECODING COUNTERTERRORISM PODCASTS, RUSI):
https://bit.ly/3M5ae0h
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Folge #14 | Miteinander statt gegeneinander im Kampf gegen Antisemitismus (KN:IX talks):
https://lnkd.in/ggGA4rce
CONNEKT Cross-Regional Youth Forum: Youngsters as Actors for Prevention (CONNEKT):
https://lnkd.in/e_faf96m
Introduction to Expert Statements on Democracy and Political Violence, submitted to January 6th House select committee (Just Security):
https://lnkd.in/ezxWYdVH
Digital Media Governance and Supranational Courts, Selected Issues and Insights from the European Judiciary (Evangelia Psychogiopoulou and Susana de la Sierra):
https://lnkd.in/edD5ihi3
A Framework for Online Hate Speech Detection on Code-mixed Hindi-English Text and Hindi Text in Devanagari (ACL Digital Library):
https://lnkd.in/gbsbRFFm
Projet SPORAD (IHEMI):
https://lnkd.in/emHCQ8Jj
Book chapter…
KI-Verfahren für die Hate Speech Erkennung: Die Gestaltung von Ressourcen für das maschinelle Lernen und ihre Zuverlässigkeit (Springer Link):
https://lnkd.in/em8CYfgd
What Motivates Hate Crime? Why Hate Criminals Are Still Criminals (Manhattan Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eafX9yUF
Who’s Protecting the Researchers? REASSURE report findings on identity and harms for online extremism and terrorism researchers (ICCT):
https://buff.ly/44KoiUu
Readiness assessment methodology: a tool of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/gjJnhCR8
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