/K/ And The Visual Culture Of Weapons Boards
In recent years, the study of online radicalisation, particularly as it pertains to the far right, has increasingly begun to acknowledge the role of ‘chan culture’ – the influence of…
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The Influence of Memes on Far-Right Radicalisation
Memes remain an important potential influence on far-right online radicalisation and cannot be overlooked as an aspect of internet culture. The far right has always thrived in the online space,…
The Visual Culture of Far-Right Terrorism
Since 2019, with the attacks in Christchurch, Poway, El Paso, Bærum and Halle, a new form of right-wing terrorism has taken off. Its modus operandi consists of three inseparably linked…
Alt-Tech & the Radical Right, Part 3: Why Do Hate Groups and Terrorists Love Telegram?
In the third part of a series looking at the radical right’s use of alt-tech, Professor Megan Squire takes a look at Telegram – and the shifting sands of technical…
5 Ways Policymakers Should Combat The Radical Right In 2020
With radical right extremism on the rise globally, here are 5 ways that we should think about combating it based on policy lessons from the United Kingdom. In a year…
Endchan: narratives of the Chanosphere
Mass shootings like that of El Paso show the grave consequences dangerous narratives circulating on the Chanosphere can be. The imageboard 8chan shut down after the El Paso shooting, but…
Manifesto memes: the radical right’s new dangerous visual rhetorics
These memes frame violent mass murder as sanctified white male dominance and a pathway for disaffected young white men to recover their “proper” masculinity. A new series of memes are…
The Radical Right Is Finding New Ways To Communicate Online
Even after hosting companies refuse to keep extremist sites like 8chan online, they find other ways to communicate on the dark web. How do we combat this? In the wake…
How The El Paso Terrorist’s Manifesto Echoes Trump’s Rhetoric
The white supremacist terrorist who targeted Hispanics in El Paso, Texas parallels rhetoric from President Trump and past white supremacist manifestos. At least 22 people were killed, with dozens injured,…
8chan: Where the Appalling Becomes Appealing
8chan’s ability to bring the worst of the human mind out into the open drives its traffic. 8chan is one of the most notorious message boards on the internet. Its…