Browse and read from a list of the 155 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism and countering hate speech, as posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second half of March 2024:
The Top 10 links, as part of the current issue…
- Bullying Victimization and Malevolent Creativity in Rural Adolescents: The Longitudinal Mediational Role of Hostile Attribution (National Library of Medicine, USA):
https://lnkd.in/e5thwiFS - Tech companies grilled on how they are tackling terror and violent extremism (eSafetyCommissioner, Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/eAFEmRAT - Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/eexhdVpJ - Terrorist content lurks all over the internet – regulating only 6 major platforms won’t be nearly enough (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/eSiAg-hR - Country Papers on Prevention of Extremism (CONNEKT):
https://lnkd.in/eMH_-c-f
Background: since 2017, we have filed more than 13,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – more than 6,500 followers and connections – with links to articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization, on countering hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. This is one of the reviews of the posts. Each two weeks, the full list of resources, made up of direct links – ordered according to content performance – features in full on the website counter-terrorism.org.
Free articles and analyses on counter-extremism, on countering hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:
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KAIPTC Project on Preventing Violent Extremism in sub-region ends (Ghana News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/eUm8ADhc
AI detector: YouTube unveils rules to identify deepfake, artificial intelligence content (APP):
https://lnkd.in/eadAAWUU
Meta to shut down crucial misinformation monitoring tool ahead of major US elections (Firstpost):
https://lnkd.in/gHJTzDPk
The Role of Political Leadership in Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan from 2001 to 2022 (IJFMR):
https://lnkd.in/eekrVniD
Extremism (Re)defined: Online and Wider implications (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/equccEnE
Advancing Ethical and Accurate Hate Speech Detection with Machine Learning Techniques (IJSRET):
https://lnkd.in/ecBiBa_4
Video…
Radicalised: Are Femcels The New Incels? | Channel 4 Documentaries (Channel 4 Documentaries):
https://lnkd.in/et__nkvE
More young people being radicalised online, says UK counter-terror officer (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/e4bJ5fnq
Can ChatGPT Detect DeepFakes? A Study of Using Multimodal Large Language Models for Media Forensics (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eaz2ckGv
Many publicly accessible AI assistants lack adequate safeguards to prevent mass health disinformation (FirstWord HEALTHTECH):
https://lnkd.in/eJDxxKUW
Online Antisemitism After October 7 (Online Hate Prevention Institute, Australia & Online Hate Task Force, Belgium):
https://lnkd.in/gWdQ2auF
Videos…
Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism (Mershon Center, The Ohio State University). Panel 4: Blurred Lines: Examining the Intersection of Extremism and Mainstream Politics…
Andrew Mackey (Creighton University):
https://lnkd.in/eg3XzB_i
Jacob Ware (Council on Foreign Relations & Georgetown):
https://lnkd.in/epxtmN37
Günther Jikeli (Indiana University):
https://lnkd.in/ejZCemyJ
What Does Information Integrity Mean for Democracies? (Lawfare):
https://lnkd.in/epcFGg7w
Hate Speech: The power of language (Telekom):
https://lnkd.in/gcBmVdMC
Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of Targeted Violence (National Institute of Justice):
https://lnkd.in/ddw75XNY
Combatting violence and harassment in the workplace: Council invites EU countries to ratify ILO convention (European Council):
https://lnkd.in/gsSZZ-Gw
Victim, Violent, Vulnerable: A Feminist Response to the “Incel Radicalisation Scale” (Perspectives on Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/g-8HGwhn
It’s Time to Define Misinformation and Disinformation (R Street):
https://lnkd.in/eakDbeNW
The AI Act and the Existential Risk Facing Journalism (Tech Policy Press):
https://lnkd.in/g2PzW6SE
Warning that teenage girls increasingly accept harassment and abuse as a standard part of life online (Internet Matters):
https://lnkd.in/eyafwsyf (Press Release)
https://lnkd.in/ePyQmfnk (Full Report)
Somalia’s new Tubsan Center strives to secure alliances to counter al-Shabaab violent extremism (Daily Maverick, South Africa):
https://lnkd.in/eY38NWEE
The Role Of Digital Technologies (GBVxTech) In Communicating Gender-Based Violence (CREST Research):
https://lnkd.in/eRQyfqKH
Framework for Countering, Preventing Violent Extremism, Terrorism under review (Ghana News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/esUnVSBd
AI images and conspiracy theories are driving a push for media literacy education (NPR):
https://lnkd.in/eN_nj63W
Accountability In Cyberspace: The Holy Grail Of Cyber Stability? (EU Cyber Direct):
https://lnkd.in/eaYUSmZy
The Sahel’s humanitarian crisis must not be forgotten (euobserver):
https://lnkd.in/euSK92jX
One in six school-aged children experiences cyberbullying, finds new WHO/Europe study (World Health Organization):
https://lnkd.in/eEGu4aqQ (Press Release)
Are “Former” Extremists Credible Messengers in P/CVE? (OntarioTech Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism):
https://lnkd.in/efcFv6Ci
‘Disinformation has a powerful impact on voting intentions’ (The Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/es7ZpRVn
Policy Brief on Micro-Level Drivers of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in MENA and Balkans (CONNEKT):
https://lnkd.in/e5QJUKi6
Fighting misinformation online: Protecting the integrity of elections (Google Blog):
https://lnkd.in/e3Yf3B_9
Free up science to combat misinformation, top adviser says (Research Professional News):
https://lnkd.in/eFcG7YZj
Policy Paper: Engaging Culture and Media to Counter Hate Speech in Big European Cities (KAICIID Research Centre):
https://lnkd.in/en_5UE3B
Cyber harassment – What to do if someone is harassing you online (The Daily Star, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/e2FJhp7e
IndoBERT for classifying hate speech in Twitter (AIP Publishing):
https://lnkd.in/eG5VceRv
Audio…
Media and Information Literacy (“Think Critically, Click Wisely,” UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eskKfxBY
Anti-authority narratives could tear ‘fabric of society,’ intelligence report warns (CBC, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eSq9n5m4
CyberAgressionAdo-v2: Leveraging Pragmatic-Level Information to Decipher Online Hate in French Multiparty Chats (Hal Science):
https://lnkd.in/ehpv3qKE
Full 150-page Report…
The Khan Review. Threats to Social Cohesion And Democratic Resilience: A New Strategic Approach (Dame Sara Khan DBE. Independent Adviser to the UK Government for Social Cohesion and Resilience):
https://lnkd.in/djV3A2NN
A New Cross-Front of Left-Wing Extremism and Islamism? (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung):
https://lnkd.in/e6_m6j9f
Neurodivergence And Extremism: Considerations For Practice (CREST Research):
https://lnkd.in/gSaKMPjF
A survey of explainable AI techniques for detection of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms (Journal of Computational Social Science):
https://lnkd.in/eaVdj9PX
Online Sexual Violence against Women And Girls. Positive Obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights (Umea University):
https://lnkd.in/e6Z3gd_Z
UNDP and Partners review Ghana’s national framework to enhance response to violent extremism (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/ehvyM4t3
Tech Against Terrorism Commends Australia’s eSafety Commissioner’s Initiative to Combat Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online (Tech Against Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/eHYvN7x7
Fact Checking Chatbot: A Misinformation Intervention for Instant Messaging Apps and an Analysis of Trust in the Fact Checkers (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eFpHcjZ5
Policy Paper on Countering and Preventing Micro-Level Drivers of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in MENA and Balkans (CONNEKT):
https://lnkd.in/ehdwkpJh
AZMIYA: Actualising national strategy to counter violent extremism (The Star, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/eU_A7hi8
EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA (TechCrunch):
https://lnkd.in/eRVmht8q
Battling cultural bias within hate speech detection: An experimental correlation analysis (Emerging Investigators):
https://lnkd.in/ebNTsS_Y
Hate speech online – The limits of freedom of expression (klicksafe):
https://lnkd.in/gkxyZUCH
Recourse for reclamation: Chatting with generative language models (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eBxpHbja
Transparent Communication in Counter-Terrorism Policy: Does Transparency Increase Public Support and Trust in Terrorism Prevention Programmes? (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/eCcHNkPK
UNDP and Partners review Ghana’s national framework to enhance response to violent extremism (Business Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/eDh9fkV2
CTC Sentinel March 2024 (Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint):
https://lnkd.in/eigE6z-4
Musk’s X Corp loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/gM9a3FxN
Co-escalation in Contentious Politics and Radicalization (PRIF):
https://lnkd.in/dNmQYBvu
Hidden in Plain Sight: Insurrectionary Anarchism in the Anti-Government Extremism Landscape (Perspectives on Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/gSkYCtDG
A normalization model for repeated letters in social media hate speech text based on rules and spelling correction (PLOS ONE):
https://lnkd.in/e-e9UKjb
Video…
How “prebunking” misinformation works (60 Minutes):
https://lnkd.in/duxtSBYk
Empowering hate speech detection: leveraging linguistic richness and deep learning (Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics):
https://lnkd.in/e85anyfZ
What is fake news and misinformation? (UNICEF):
https://lnkd.in/eeDXzXF9
Discovering why people believe disinformation about healthcare (PLOS ONE):
https://lnkd.in/ep-99TYJ
Video…
Teen creates AI code to battle cyberbullying (Good Morning America):
https://lnkd.in/ekQ-CNcw
Towards Interpretable Hate Speech Detection using Large Language Model-extracted Rationales (Papers With Code):
https://lnkd.in/e69XVncD
AI’s Health Disinformation – What Measures Are Needed to Combat It? (Cryptopolitan):
https://lnkd.in/dCY_R4pt
How we’re helping creators disclose altered or synthetic content (YouTube):
https://lnkd.in/eveCC_Rc
The EU AI Act: Insights from the world’s first comprehensive AI law (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/gJvySbd8
Combating Online Extremism in the Global South: Lessons from COVID-19 Misinformation Flows (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eU8HH2jq
Report…
National strategy against violent extremism and terrorism – prevent, avert, protect and manage (Government of Sweden):
https://lnkd.in/eESPBba8
Independent report. The Khan Review: executive summary, key findings and recommendations (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eaxUc6zt
HateCOT: An Explanation-Enhanced Dataset for Generalizable Offensive Speech Detection via Large Language Models (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eqcC5vPw
Polarized Speech on Online Platforms (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/erZ7ykRg
Implementing the Online Safety Act: Additional duties for ‘categorised’ online services (Ofcom):
https://lnkd.in/ddzdDpke
Women and Violent Extremism (Modern Diplomacy):
https://lnkd.in/ecM9KHGu
MMIDR: Teaching Large Language Model to Interpret Multimodal Misinformation via Knowledge Distillation (Papers With Code):
https://lnkd.in/ew82TyPq
Advancing Ethical and Accurate Hate Speech Detection with Machine Learning Techniques (International Journal of Scientific Research & Engineering Trends):
https://lnkd.in/g4pNW_Sr
Andrew Silke…
Editorial: “Make out that the fellow is insane”: reflections on mental illness and terrorism (Journal of Criminal Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/e5frK9uT
ChatGPT found to spread incorrect health information (Dentristy, UK):
https://lnkd.in/edNMwNMw
ReBERT at HSD-2Lang 2024: Fine-Tuning BERT with AdamW for Hate Speech Detection in Arabic and Turkish (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eUhMufus
Video…
Tackling misinformation and disinformation through Media and Information Literacy competencies (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eaztzHmW
Harassment a ‘much wider problem’ in society, government adviser on social cohesion warns in new report (Sky News):
https://lnkd.in/eJ3BAUg5
Multi-class hate speech detection in the Norwegian language using FAST-RNN and multilingual fine-tuned transformers (Complex & Intelligent Systems):
https://lnkd.in/eJUHCYqg
Administrative Measures, Human Rights, and Democracy in Turbulent Times (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/eDr2Artv
NaijaHate: Evaluating Hate Speech Detection on Nigerian Twitter Using Representative Data (Papers with Code):
https://lnkd.in/eqk9x4yu
Extremism and harassment is ‘poisoning the lifeblood’ of Britain, Government adviser warns (Express, UK):
https://lnkd.in/dHKqURK9
General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/e8AWFuvx (UN News)
https://lnkd.in/eBiGX3GK (Resolution)
Safeguarding Marketing Research: The Generation, Identification, and Mitigation of AI-Fabricated Disinformation (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/d3PJSpBQ
Audio…
Kriege, Krisen, Terrorismus: Die vernetzte Bedrohung (Deutschlandfunk):
https://lnkd.in/e9f7j9nj
White Jihad: How White Supremacists Adopt Jihadi Narratives, Aesthetics, and Tactics (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/eES8BUxx
Evaluation in Online Safety: a discussion of hate speech classification and safety measures (Ofcom, UK):
https://lnkd.in/e7HEX7fS
Videos…
Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism (Mershon Center, The Ohio State University). Panel 3: Armed and Influential: The Rise and Role of Militias…
Dakota Rudesill (The Ohio State University):
https://lnkd.in/erFspZrd
Hope LaFreniere (UMass Lowell):
https://lnkd.in/eHk–Fyf
Priya Drixit (Va. Tech) & Carolyn Gallagher (American):
https://lnkd.in/egp3wEPr
Panel 3 Responders and Q&A:
https://lnkd.in/e2cYJreQ
2024 may be the year online disinformation finally gets the better of us (Politico):
https://lnkd.in/dvy3Pq45
FakeWatch \faEye: A Framework for Detecting Fake News to Ensure Credible Elections (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ermUj6iW
‘Concerning increase’ in online bullying as one in six children are victims, new report finds (Irish Examiner):
https://lnkd.in/ek5uT-PY
Amid Flurry of Online Safety Laws, the Global Online Safety Regulators Network is Growing (Tech Policy Press):
https://lnkd.in/eStGeKfG
Information Technology for Detecting Fakes and Propaganda Based on Machine Learning and Sentiment Analysis (Qeios):
https://lnkd.in/eDdwteJY
Mis/Dis and The Newsroom of the Future (The Rundown Studio, Substack):
https://lnkd.in/eQ3fs74J
RUSI to study potential for radicalisation to violence across gaming platforms (RUSI):
https://lnkd.in/eieGRRt8
1 in 6 adolescents victims of cyberbullying amid increase of cases, new study finds (euronews):
https://lnkd.in/efkfeY4y
Report…
A focus on adolescent peer violence and bullying in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 2 (World Health Organization):
https://lnkd.in/eeNCzBRs
Osun gov’t sets up committee to tackle fake news, cyber bullying (Daily Nigerian):
https://lnkd.in/dW2UxdYa
The COVID-19 Pandemic Exploited by Extremists: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and Germany (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eYucHz7N
Mitigating Disinformation in Social Networks through Noise (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ePsnyShx
Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats (ABC News):
https://lnkd.in/euiJ4VwM
Seeing Eye to Eye: The Delphi Method & Potential Benefits to Mulistakeholderism in the P/CVE Space (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eXrb9NpD
Preventing Extremist Violence Using Existing Content Moderation Tools (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eYZiWkQp
Videos…
Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism (Mershon Center, The Ohio State University). Panel 1: From Shadows to Spotlight: The Growing Visibility of Extremist Ideologies…
Anneliese Schenk-Day (The Ohio State University):
https://lnkd.in/eVmRb-dP
Daren FIsher (Hampton University):
https://lnkd.in/eaMRhC3q
Parvati Singh (The Ohio State University):
https://lnkd.in/e5n-BnTi
Gutachten zum Phänomen des digitalen Hasses und der digitalen Hetze in Niedersachsen: Bedingungen, Erscheinungsformen und Ansätze der Prävention und Intervention (Niedersächsisches Justizministerium):
https://lnkd.in/eRYa9a_4
Radicalisation And Counter-Radicalisation Research: Past, Present And Future (CREST Research):
https://lnkd.in/gPMfpsxs
A survey of hate speech detection in Indian languages (Social Network Analysis and Mining):
https://lnkd.in/evuee6rf
Linguistically Differentiating Acts and Recalls of Racial Microaggressions on Social Media (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eHWXmFEp.
Vilify, Rificule, Disinform. Political communication and media trust in the age of generative AI (ISD, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung):
https://lnkd.in/gfNuzaCw
Discovering why people believe disinformation about healthcare (PLoS ONE):
https://lnkd.in/eU7zhb8J
The Prosecution Landscape For Extremist Actors In The UK (CREST Research):
https://lnkd.in/gVfDrVka
IAB Europe Submits Annual Report on Combatting Disinformation (iab Europe):
https://lnkd.in/e9smh_Nw (Press Release)
https://lnkd.in/e_DMDk7f (Full Report)
‘Path to radicalisation is possible’ for eco-activists, warns Lord Walney (GB News, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eS7Y9ky9
Q&A: Why digital global citizenship education is essential (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/gSmhbT8r
Bullying in the Arab World: Definition, Perception, and Implications for Public Health and Interventions (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/gSv872JY
Bullying at School, Cyberbullying, and Loneliness: National Representative Study of Adolescents in Denmark (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eehCUf9K
Interview…
Unraveling the Web: Hate Speech, Disinformation, Weaponization of History and Role of Mainstream Media (India Hate Lab):
https://lnkd.in/eT5fVqQX
Interior minister calls for comprehensive strategy against terrorism, extremism (Dunya News, Pakistan):
https://lnkd.in/egzkpnX7
Improving Adversarial Data Collection by Supporting Annotators: Lessons from GAHD, a German Hate Speech Dataset (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/enwyTQvm
UNODC Continues to Support Maldives in Promoting a Whole-of-Society Approach to Prevent Violent Extremism (UNODC):
https://lnkd.in/eD4jhm-y
Videos…
Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism (Mershon Center, The Ohio State University). Panel 2: Extremism Online to IRL: Analyzing Threats, Influence, and Leadership Responses…
Jeffery Patterson (Texas Tech University):
https://lnkd.in/eNuDuqCV
Selin Yanik (University of Arizona):
https://lnkd.in/eQYStq-u
Panel 2 Responders and Q&A:
https://lnkd.in/eGFT9yXg
A Novel Approach for Early Rumour Detection in Social Media Using ALBERT (IJSAE):
https://lnkd.in/epCAf2Ej
Key attributes and experiences of cyberbullying among children in the UK (National Centre for Social Research on behalf of Ofcom):
https://lnkd.in/eC-UAxhc
A Guide For City-Led Response (Strong Cities Network):
https://lnkd.in/eN79ZU-8
Evaluating ChatGPT’s Ability to Detect Hate Speech in Turkish Tweets (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/e2JDaQs6
Advancements in Machine Learning Technologies for Detecting and Addressing Harmful Behaviours in Online Platforms (IJRASET):
https://lnkd.in/ephpsmac
Extremism Definition and Community Engagement (Hansard, UK Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/eKGgy-rp
Unleashing transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in countering terrorism online radicalisation extremism and possible recruitment (University of Limerick):
https://lnkd.in/eQVmV7mW
Audio…
Are Western nations treating female jihadis consistently? (Canadian Intelligence Eh):
https://lnkd.in/e53dTPJr
Tech platforms face ‘whack-a-mole’ situation in fighting health misinformation (The Canadian Press via Global News):
https://lnkd.in/eDjuCpsc
Interview…
Harvesting Hate: The Impact of Hate Speech in Rural India (India Hate Lab):
https://lnkd.in/eZgU-drC
Audio…
Growing up in violent extremist families (Breaking Cycles of Conflict, XCEPT):
https://lnkd.in/eByhJKw9
It’s Too Easy To Get Around Facebook’s Content Policies (Science Blog):
https://lnkd.in/eAzKT-52
What Students Are Saying About Bullying Today (The New York Times):
https://lnkd.in/e3HJGhRk
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