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Transnational Lessons from Terrorist Use of Social Media in South Asia
Other Publications, 13 August 2019Aaditya Dave
This paper looks at how social media platforms have been instrumentalised for a variety of purposes by terrorist organisations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and how the governments of those countries have tackled the issue
Tags: Cyber, International Security Studies, Terrorism
Towards a Framework for Post-Terrorist Incident Communications Strategies
Other Publications, 9 August 2019Alastair Reed and Haroro J Ingram
This paper synthesises research on post-incident communications from a range of fields – including terrorism, crisis communications, mass-shooter incidents, serial offenders, and suicide studies – to identify guidelines for the development of a post-terrorist incident communications framework.
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism
The Conflict in Jammu and Kashmir and the Convergence of Technology and Terrorism
Other Publications, 7 August 2019Kabir Taneja and Kriti M Shah
This paper provides recommendations for what government and social media companies can do in the context of Jammu and Kashmir’s developing online theatre of both potential radicalisation and recruitment
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism
Social Media and Terrorist Financing: What are the Vulnerabilities and How Could Public and Private Sectors Collaborate Better?
Other Publications, 2 August 2019Tom Keatinge and Florence Keen
This paper focuses on the narrow issue of terrorist financing enabled by social media, particularly those forms that present identified terrorist-finance risks, including networking sites, content-hosting services, crowdfunding services and encrypted communications services.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Terrorism
The International Cyber Terrorism Regulation Project
Other Publications, 31 July 2019Deborah Housen-Couriel, Boaz Ganor, Uri Ben Yaakov, Stevie Weinberg and Dafne Beri
This paper provides an overview of the International Cyber Terrorism Regulation Project, an online resource consisting of a compilation of online regulatory resources in the field of counterterrorism, and an analytical framework for their use. The project is funded by the Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology.
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism
Radical Filter Bubbles: Social Media Personalisation Algorithms and Extremist Content
Other Publications, 26 July 2019Alastair Reed, Joe Whittaker, Fabio Votta and Seán Looney
This paper assesses whether social media platforms’ personalisation algorithms promote extremist material, finding evidence that only one platform studied – YouTube – prioritises extremist material by the recommender system.
Tags: Technology, Terrorism
Terrorist Definitions and Designations Lists: What Technology Companies Need to Know
Other Publications, 19 July 2019Chris Meserole and Daniel Byman
This paper offers guidance for technology companies on evaluating third-party definitions of terrorism and lists of terrorist entities.
Tags: Cyber, National Security Studies, Technology, Terrorism
Mapping the Jihadist Information Ecosystem: Towards the Next Generation of Disruption Capability
Other Publications, 16 July 2019Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha and Emily Winterbotham
This paper describes a model of the flow of users between social media platforms and surface web pages to access jihadist content, which provides an approximate picture of the jihadist information ecosystem and how multiple platforms are used to disseminate content.
Tags: Cyber, National Security Studies, Terrorism
The Evolution of Online Violent Extremism in Indonesia and the Philippines
Other Publications, 10 July 2019Nava Nuraniyah
This paper outlines the evolving use of online platforms by pro-Daesh groups in Indonesia and the Philippines and how this has enabled extremists to develop and strengthen their networks.
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism
Following the Whack-a-Mole: Britain First’s Visual Strategy from Facebook to Gab
Other Publications, 4 July 2019Lella Nouri, Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Amy-Louise Watkin
This paper examines the effect that Facebook’s removal of Britain First’s official page had on: the group’s dissemination and influence, in terms of numbers of followers, quantity of content posted and engagement level; and its visual communication strategy, specifically regarding its choice of images and the level of engagement that these generated.
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism
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