On the list below, you will find the 160 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second 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:
- The Role Of Religious Institutions In Preventing And Countering Violent Extremism In Iraq – IOM (United Nations Iraq):
https://lnkd.in/edZuzPu9 - PROMOTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM. GUIDELINES FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE TO TERRORISM (WCT & WIIS Brussels):
https://lnkd.in/ei8iC5e7 - Hate Speech Classifiers are Culturally Insensitive (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eePzaqrh - The Evaluation of Case-managed Programs Targeting Individuals at Risk of Radicalisation (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/guA2KHqB - Misogyny is often the connection between overlapping far-right ideologies. A holistic approach to addressing violent extremism starts with confronting deep-seated societal issues (The Interpreter, Lowy Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eF9Hk57T
Enjoy browsing and reading these and other documents on our list!
AI poses national security threat, warns terror watchdog (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/ewgyVWyb
2023 GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX (GSNI). Breaking down gender biases: Shifting social norms towards gender equality (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/eqXwen-Z
‘RedPilled AI’: A New Weapon for Online Radicalisation on 4chan (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eyF6445Y
Reshare… A Guide to Deradicalisation & Disengagement Programming: Designing and Implementing Interventions through the Lens of the ABC Model (CREST):
https://lnkd.in/e7k-m4JM (Full PDF)
https://lnkd.in/eRpkKq7b (Executive Summary PDF)
Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/eJapaR48
Women against radicalisation and violent extremism in Burkina Faso (Pax for Peace):
https://lnkd.in/eZkiYnq7
Africa, epicenter of violent extremism: a challenge for peace and development (UNDP) (day FR EURO):
https://lnkd.in/eVaFV5vA
“White Jihad” and “White Sharia”: Jihadism as an Instrument of Intra-Extremist Outbidding among Right-Wing Extremists (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/eZRym7nw
Action plan to counter violent extremism launched (The Standard, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/e4hXXzkJ
Guardrails Urgently Needed to Contain “Clear and Present Global Threat” of Online Mis- and Disinformation and Hate Speech, says UN Secretary-General (UN Sustainable Development):
https://lnkd.in/e2FZKEVQ
Links between Terrorism and Migration: An Exploration (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/eAH-7yVa
Video… The Third Annual GNET Conference (2023) – An Update on the Online Extremist Landscapes (ICSR):
https://lnkd.in/eyHRxtiN
NORWAY (ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND RESILIENCE):
https://lnkd.in/eRS-DzQN
Can the European Union Still Be Trusted to Regulate the Internet? (Lawfare):
https://lnkd.in/eE2JZvNt
Communicating on social media for researchers (Universität Kassel):
https://lnkd.in/e-TGJxn6
Religious leaders urged to preach against violent extremism (GNA):
https://lnkd.in/egN6vjup
What Does Sustained Desistance from Violent Extremism Entail: A Proposed Theory of Change and Policy Implications (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://t.co/68LJMVlBtU
Terrorism and Cybersecurity: An Intertwined Threat Landscape (Politics-DZ):
https://lnkd.in/efp9SgqH
IntelBrief: Addressing Terrorist Exploitation of Crises and Disaster (The Soufan Center):
https://lnkd.in/ehjCXEXs
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Eastern Africa in the COVID-19 Era (Wilson Center):
https://lnkd.in/eC6E_ZYx
Demonising Migrants in Contexts of Extremism: Analysis of Hate Speech in UK and Spain (Politics and Governance):
https://lnkd.in/eB8iUGg7
Cultural Threats Can Lead to Violent Extremism (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/eqh3MBSZ
Annoying or dangerous: How should managers deal with extremists in the workplace? (Stuff, NZ):
https://lnkd.in/e7yzaMBh
Contextures of hate: Towards a systems theory of hate communication on social media platforms (The Communication Review):
https://lnkd.in/e-VNpJNm
What Does Sustained Desistance from Violent Extremism Entail: A Proposed Theory of Change and Policy Implications (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/e4Tt2tsC
AI policing: Can Sunak make the UK the centre of regulation? (Upday):
https://lnkd.in/eiF9nck5
Key dilemmas in the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism (DiVA):
https://lnkd.in/ex8KZywR
Transnational linkages between violent right-wing extremism, terrorism and organized crime (Counter Extremism Project):
https://t.co/9jkPn12Vgn
TWITTER FAILS TO ACT ON 99% OF TWITTER BLUE ACCOUNTS TWEETING HATE. How Twitter fails to rein in toxicity among Twitter Blue users (Center for Countering Digital Hate):
https://lnkd.in/eUBAMkWd
Terrorism in the EU in 2022 – facts and figures (EUROPOL):
https://lnkd.in/eamTCdYa
Yes, the incel community has a sexism problem, but we can do something about it (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/eZHhkJ6X
Significance Quest: A Meta-Analysis on the Association Between the Variables of the 3N Model and Violent Extremism (Laboratoire interdisciplinaire en études culturelles, Université de Strasbourg):
https://lnkd.in/ex9X8d_H
Discord & Extremism (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/e8WAsRaB
AI: the judge of speech (Leiden Science Magazine):
https://lnkd.in/eEx8Xecq
Male Supremacist Terrorism as a Rising Threat (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/ePcmndZV
AI generated content should be labelled, EU Commissioner Jourova says (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/e5nZDSsy
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/edghKdqk
Understanding (non)involvement in terrorist violence: What sets extremists who use terrorist violence apart from those who do not? (Criminology & Public Policy):
https://lnkd.in/e3mNGf3y
Why ISIS can’t make much headway with Muslims in India (Indian Defense Review):
https://lnkd.in/ep-WSC3w
The Conversation around Islam on Twitter: Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis of Tweets about the Muslim Community in Spain since 2015 (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eFuKyhtV
Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample (SHERPA University Institute):
https://lnkd.in/exB6qDnf
Spain: UN expert calls for stronger protection for victims of sexual violence (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/eQjNPPJR
Resilience in radicalization prevention (University of Groningen):
https://lnkd.in/ejqcs9hh
Women working on the frontlines of the prevention of violent extremism in Mauritania (UNODC):
https://lnkd.in/ec-S_fbF
EU Commission statement on the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/ez7f9xKJ
An In-depth Analysis of Implicit and Subtle Hate Speech Messages (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eYyUQ3Te
Unlocking the Strength of Iraqi Cities: Strengthening National-Local Cooperation for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (EUAM Iraq):
https://lnkd.in/e8madVZ7
ISD provides feedback to the EU Commission on data access for researchers under the Digital Services Act (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/eCWXrYS2
Trauma and the reintegration of ex-combatants (King’s College, London):
https://lnkd.in/eg8mFrpZ
Hate Speech In Digital Space And Online Gender-based Violence (ASJP):
https://lnkd.in/e_Dcz556
Enhancing penitentiary capacities in addressing radicalisation in prisons in Western Balkans (European Union & Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/ewxpZPMB
Towards Legally Enforceable Hate Speech Detection for Public Forums (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ePBm8rG3
AI governance must balance creativity with sensitivity (Chatham House):
https://lnkd.in/eyUBu-TK
Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules (Courthouse News Service):
https://lnkd.in/eQa_rTfa
The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism: Key Actions by Pillar (THE WHITE HOUSE):
https://lnkd.in/eHmGV6-a
Digital Resilience Initiative can prevent violent extremism: Zambry (The Vibes, Malaysia):
https://lnkd.in/dzBUFBcR
Video… Confronting Far Right Extremism (MIRR Alliance):
https://lnkd.in/e9YZ9cJr
Generative AI and its Implications for Social Media Analysis (StratComCOE Virtual Manipulation Brief):
https://lnkd.in/eXxtXSdX
Second regional peer-to-peer workshop within the framework of the CONTACT Southeast Asia project (UNICRI):
https://lnkd.in/exfwC89Q
A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Children in VE-Affiliated Families: Protecting the Rights of the Child (PREPARE via ICCT):
https://buff.ly/3NeVnkJ
Good governance guarantees national stability – Francis Poku (BusinessGhana):
https://lnkd.in/eyih_SzP
West Mamprusi NCCE engages groups on preventing violent extremism (National Commission for Civic Education, Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/e5nt4BAa
Left-wing extremism in Germany: How much of a threat is it? (DW):
https://lnkd.in/eerWsXmZ
Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts (UNITED NATIONS):
https://lnkd.in/eX3vdEwZ
A Decade of Stagnation: New UNDP data shows gender biases remain entrenched (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/epA_r6KJ
Video… The Third Annual GNET Conference (2023) – Online Extremism in the New South (ICSR):
https://lnkd.in/eDkg4Yc5
Social media, trauma, hate speech add to youth mental health crisis, U.S. Senate panel told (ABC Kake):
https://lnkd.in/eS_nSxGA
Susceptibility to Violent Extremism. Integrating Personality and Social Psychological Factors (Stockholm University):
https://lnkd.in/e8qhfgWU
National Authority on Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism (Ceylon Today):
https://lnkd.in/eD-i_G65
Civilian-state security cooperation in Benin and Togo: a double-edged sword (Institute for Security Studies):
https://lnkd.in/eFYejS8X
Council conclusions on the role of the youth sector in an integrated and cross-sectoral approach to preventing and combating violent radicalisation of young people (European Council):
https://lnkd.in/eD_5hDQQ
Audio… Society, Sacrifice, and Devotion (XCEPT Research via Soundcloud):
https://lnkd.in/eddmMnib
Free eBook… HATE SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA: A GLOBAL APPROACH (LabCom, Universidade da Beira Interior):
https://lnkd.in/eNqWH_RF
Audio… The Manosphere | Dr Ben Rich and Dr Francis Russell (Curtin University):
https://lnkd.in/eU8P6nJE
Rishi Sunak planning AI watchdog: Report (The Economic Times):
https://lnkd.in/eJmdGR98
Special Issue on Bright Information and Communication Technologies in the 21st Century (Information Systems Frontiers):
https://lnkd.in/eEtwqW6q
Media Reports on Religious Extremism and Terrorism (International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Pakistan):
https://lnkd.in/eRaVpu4C
Video… A Guide To Deradicalisation and Disengagement Programming (CREST via RUSI):
https://lnkd.in/dAbpFQxA
Political Extremism in a Global Perspective (Journal of Global Awareness, St John’s University):
https://lnkd.in/e54b-itV
Detecting Harmful Content on Online Platforms: What Platforms Need vs. Where Research Efforts Go (ACM Digital Library):
https://lnkd.in/eWiEHFtr
Support for Pro-Climate and Ecofascist Extremism: Correlates and Intersections (Democracy and Security):
https://lnkd.in/eFRdxSqp
Does Artificial Intelligence Dream of Antisemitism? (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/ehvz5_WA
Misogynistic Extremism: A Scoping Review (PubMed):
https://lnkd.in/eHgqNV6a
Left-wing extremism in Germany: How much of a threat is it? (DW):
https://lnkd.in/eHACTFug
Identifying Hate Speech Trends and Prevention in Indonesia: a Cross-Case Comparison (Global Responsibility to Protect):
https://lnkd.in/eWFX6YfF
UNESCO partners with Aljazeera Balkans to address online hate speech (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e5jkVxU9
UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/eQgJUXkS
Video… UN Chief on Digital Platforms policy brief – Press Conference (12 June 2023) (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/dtNkkYDB
OMCD: Offensive Moroccan Comments Dataset (Language Resources and Evaluation):
https://lnkd.in/eYmeZKr8
A 10-Step Roadmap for Enhancing City-Led Support for Community-Based Programmes to Address Hate and Extremism (Strong Cities Network):
https://lnkd.in/dR_z3wfw
Perceived challenges affecting user engagement in online community: an analysis of interrelationships and interaction (Emerald Insight):
https://lnkd.in/eJ3uE9Su
Leveraging Language Identification to Enhance Code-Mixed Text Classification (Papers with Code):
https://lnkd.in/e2J5mKya
Generative AI: The new attack vector for trust and safety (Help Net Security):
https://lnkd.in/eFnXWs2M
Facts and Figures: Ending Violence against Women and Girls (UN Women):
https://lnkd.in/evTudM8a
Audio… Trauma and the reintegration of ex-combatants (XCEPT Research via Soundcloud):
https://lnkd.in/ecAwWBY5
Social media, trauma, hate speech add to youth mental health crisis, U.S. Senate panel told (Alaska Beacon):
https://lnkd.in/egsAVr4x
Politisch motivierte Kriminalität 2022 – Vorstellung der Fallzahlen in gemeinsamer Pressekonferenz (Bundeskriminalamt):
https://lnkd.in/eYjGfiXD
Video… RAN Webinar: Anti-government extremism, experiences and challenges (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eV2pewQX
Be the Change: A Path to Counteract Hate Speech (SMERCONISH):
https://lnkd.in/eBgPWsCy
What you need to know about hate speech (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eN9QCpBp
RAN Y&E meeting. Tools for post-lockdown resilience building in youth, online 07-08 March 2023 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/ehq59ZDT
Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 8. Information Integrity on Digital Platforms (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/e2NivMXQ (PDF)
Video… The Third Annual GNET Conference (2023) – Gendered Approaches to Online Violent Extremism (ICSR):
https://lnkd.in/exiAZa-q
Identifying Hate Speech Trends and Prevention in Indonesia: a Cross-Case Comparison (Brill):
https://lnkd.in/eMkmyKn4
AI-generated hate is rising: 3 things leaders should consider before adopting this new tech (TechCrunch):
https://lnkd.in/ekPQtmZ8
Video… Tackling Online Hate Against Religious Minorities (Migs Montreal):
https://lnkd.in/echDqbq6
First-Person Propaganda, First-Person Shooters, and Gamification: A Different View (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eEmG8N3m
Shockwavelike Behavior across Social Media (Physical Review Letters):
https://lnkd.in/eBnZ2HMa
The Online Gaming Ecosystem: Assessing Digital Socialisation, Extremism Risks and Harms Mitigation Efforts (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/epGAKHnx
Extremist NFTs Across Blockchains (Lawfare Blog):
https://lnkd.in/evqn4etm
Building Networks & Addressing Harm: A Community Guide to Online Youth Radicalization. Impact Study (PERIL & Southern Poverty Law Center):
https://lnkd.in/e3hbkEPN
From the streets to cyberspace. The evolution of law enforcement’s role amid the rise of online radicalisation, hate groups, and hybrid threats (gerulata):
https://lnkd.in/eKjvEj8E
Twitter Fails to Remove Hate Speech By Blue-Check Users: Report (The Daily Beast):
https://lnkd.in/eKfjS92s
Audio…
Episode 9: Reintegration with Noah Tucker (UNOCT Going to Extremes):
https://lnkd.in/euwTVfAd
Digital Threats to Democracy Dialogue summary report (Lowy Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eZJtKtbX
GAAMAC: Platform for Prevention (GAAMAC):
https://lnkd.in/e_GREkTP
RAN Practitioners Study Visit – Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE)/Violent Right-wing Extremism (VRWE) in the US and EU, New York City 15-16 March 2023 (EU RAN):
http://bit.ly/436gBGP
ASEAN, U.S. ANNUAL GATHERING TAKES STOCK OF PROGRESS TO PREVENT & COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (U.S. MISSION TO ASEAN):
https://lnkd.in/ezywXS6Y
End violent extremism, armed conflicts, Uhuru tells IGAD conference (The Standard, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/er38V9v8
The Media and Polarisation in Europe: Strategies for Local Practitioners to Address Problematic Reporting, May 2023 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eXXiRyNV
ReaCT2022 Report on Terrorism and Radicalization in Europe – N. 3, Year 3 (START InSight):
https://lnkd.in/eZzng7DV
Social Media and Morality (via PsyArXiv):
https://psyarxiv.com/ywevq
Importance of Security Agencies’ Efforts and Collaboration in Effectively Preventing Radicalization and Extremism Conducive to Terrorism (Reichman University):
https://lnkd.in/eW67RHzK
Audio…
Episode 8: Disengagement with Jamie Khalil (UNOCT Going to Extremes):
https://lnkd.in/eShWrfRj
Recommendation Systems. Moderation (Vinija’s AI Notes):
https://lnkd.in/eY4YpCKy
Ten Videos… Recorded sessions (Stockholm Criminology Symposium):
https://lnkd.in/e6qyUWbB
What are disinformation and extremism? And why should troops be aware? (AirForceTimes):
https://lnkd.in/e6uxKqXF
Accelerationism Meets Gamification: A Look at the Convergence in the Framing of Online Narratives (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/ehGrrSnG
Video… The REASSURE Report Online Launch (VOX-Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eBSRbDf6 (Recording)
https://lnkd.in/e3j7h6cZ (PDF)
Detecting Harmful Content on Online Platforms: What Platforms Need vs. Where Research Efforts Go (ACM Digital Library):
https://lnkd.in/eiDhMDZ6
All You Need To Know About Bullying: Online and Off. Anti-bullying Guide to Cyberbullying & Offline Bullying (RouterNetwork):
https://lnkd.in/e26ygTjX
Regulating Hate Speech On Social Media Platforms: Challenges Faced By Indian Courts (Aklegal, India):
https://lnkd.in/e3CzSfvv
Online hate and lies causing grave global harm: UN Chief (UN Sustainable Development Group):
https://lnkd.in/eNuX-en8
Moral Disengagement, Herd Mentality, Moral Identity, and Empathy in Cyberbullying Roles (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma):
https://lnkd.in/eVshA23K
Video… Table ronde : Elles parlent… de la radicalisation des garçons (Action ontarienne):
https://lnkd.in/ePzzKBuJ
We must fix our failure to fight online hate and harassment (Business in Vancouver):
https://lnkd.in/eYFCUJbn
From Keyboard to Violence: The Role of the Internet in the Radicalization of Extremists (Political Chronicle):
https://lnkd.in/esBNB2ky
BUILDING RESILIENT & INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES OF KNOWLEDGE (PERIL):
https://lnkd.in/endWN8aw
BC Human Rights Commissioner talks battling hate during Okanagan visit (Castlegar News):
https://lnkd.in/egCC2C5x
Uzbekistan steps up efforts to curb online extremist ideology (Central-Asia News):
https://lnkd.in/e8M4sx9s
Disrupting hate: The effect of deplatforming hate organizations on their online audience (PNAS):
https://lnkd.in/eWucYiZz
Video… The Third Annual GNET Conference (2023) – Impact of Extremism Research on Researcher Mental Health (ICSR):
https://lnkd.in/e6CHKDbK
Video… VOX-Pol Workshop: Evolving Contours of (Online) Extremism and P/CVE in Sub-Saharan Africa (VOX-Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eYsST5yR
Teachers Classroom resources Secondary About Islamist Extremism (educate.against.hate):
https://lnkd.in/eXEqZTTR
Understanding Conspiracist Radicalisation. QAnon’s Mobilisation to Violence (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/eKr9yeYr (PDF)
Social Discourse of Cyber Hate in Indonesia: The Potential Transition from Hate to Crime (Asian Institute of Research):
https://lnkd.in/eCQq35B4
Audio… Episode 7: Disengagement with Ryan Scrivens (UNOCT Going to Extremes):
https://lnkd.in/ex2zrVvJ
Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’ (Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict):
https://lnkd.in/eCxQ5WCa
Young people take a stand against cyberbullying and online hate speech (UNICEF):
https://lnkd.in/dYUK5NJ8
‘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
A Decade of Stagnation: New UNDP data shows gender biases remain entrenched (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/e4xw8KK8 (PDF)
Putting hate speech on mute: An Indian project helps social media users filter out abuse to feel safe online (DW Akademie):
https://lnkd.in/diYdz8Z5
Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/e4MwBxrt
Do extremists use Discord? In online gaming chatrooms, hate isn’t hard to find (USA Today):
https://lnkd.in/eYy7z-Pg
Identifying Hate Speech and Attribution of Responsibility: An Analysis of Simulated WhatsApp Conversations during the Pandemic (Healthcare):
https://lnkd.in/eMykM9pF
Industry Voices: AI is an essential tool in tackling online hate in gaming (MCV UK):
https://lnkd.in/eQxCpeWe
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