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Latest paper by me and @SeamusHughes uses original dataset on US Incel cases, along with analysis of past cases, to argue against viewing them as terrorists: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens retweeted
In part two of this week's series, Dr Linda Schlegel and Vivienne Ohlenforst explore how P/CVE actors, industry, policymakers and media can collaborate to prevent extremist exploitation of young people in online gaming spaces.
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Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens retweeted
Drawing on expert interviews from a 2025 report commissioned by the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media, Dr Linda Schlegel and Vivienne Ohlenforst examine extremist content in gaming and how young people are targeted in these spaces.
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Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens retweeted
🎮 Join GNET and @ExtremismGaming for their upcoming webinar: ‘From Mods to Manifestos: New Data on Extremist Games, Gamified Violence, and Misogyny’ on Tuesday, 17 Nov at 18:00 UTC/13:00 EST.
For more details and to register, please follow the link ⤵️
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For more details and to register, please follow the link ⤵️
gnet-research.org/event/gnet-egr…
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Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens retweeted
Most people assume AI-enabled terrorism is something that might happen someday. However, our new analysis covers twelve terror plots, fifteen people, and how a chatbot helped plan every single one.
Check out how generative AI is showing up in real attacks buff.ly/7Em5d3s
Check out how generative AI is showing up in real attacks buff.ly/7Em5d3s
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Today, the READ team examines two online platforms dedicated to gore and school attacks, exploring how their moderation, community dynamics and cross-platform links contribute to the circulation of violent extremist content and perpetrator fandom:
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RT @SkyNews: Counter Terrorism Police have released a statement on the RAF Fairford incident which they "believe" was linked to Iran, their…
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BREAKING: A landmark government report is set to reveal the vast scale of antisemitism in English schools and colleges, Sky News can exclusively reveal.
The report, written by former schools inspector Sir David Bell, will on Wednesday set out 27 recommendations to create change.
The report, written by former schools inspector Sir David Bell, will on Wednesday set out 27 recommendations to create change.
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BREAKING: Norwegian teenager Johannes Natland, who travelled to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed group, has been jailed for 20 years.
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📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Three years on from the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, antisemitism is no longer just a danger for Jews: it threatens Britain's national security and social cohesion, driven by a new type of extremism that links political protest with violent terror. Link in next post.
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RT @SkyNews: BREAKING: 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of preparation of terror over Fairford incident.
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Three years after #October7, al-Qaeda has drawn lessons from the attack and its aftermath.
Its propaganda selectively appropriates Oct. 7 while detaching it from Hamas, turning Gaza into a case study in mobilization, strategy and the militarization of society.
Read my latest:
Its propaganda selectively appropriates Oct. 7 while detaching it from Hamas, turning Gaza into a case study in mobilization, strategy and the militarization of society.
Read my latest:
📄 New report
From Gaza to Global Jihad: Three Years After October 7
Drawing on TITAN data, our senior researcher @wellesbien examines how al-Qaeda moved from exploiting Gaza as grievance to selectively appropriating Oct. 7 and drawing lessons from the war.
Full report available here👇
extremism.gwu.edu/gaza-global-ji…
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Following situation assessments and passenger testimonies, Israel is treating the incident as a full-fledged terrorist attack. It appears that the co-pilot repeatedly stabbed the captain. Once the attack began, several crew members and passengers managed to break through the cockpit door and subdue the attacker.
According to one senior official, the co-pilot is currently being questioned, and indications are mounting that he intended to take control of the plane and crash it with the passengers on board.
According to one senior official, the co-pilot is currently being questioned, and indications are mounting that he intended to take control of the plane and crash it with the passengers on board.
BREAKING: Aflydubai flight that activated an emergency code used to signal unlawful interference with the flight.
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Big deal: “[T]he prosecution alleges that misanthropy—the hatred of humankind—‘is the ideological cause for the terrorist acts'. It means that the CPS has been able to charge the teenager with preparation of terrorist acts.” dailymail.com/news/article-1…
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RT @SkyNews: BREAKING: The five men arrested on suspicion over the incident at RAF Fairford are residents of London and UK nationals, count…
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The incident at RAF Fairford has been escalating overnight, this is what is clear so far.
Gloucestershire Police has announced that they have arrested multiple men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, and that they have declared a Major Incident.
According to the ives disposal team are examining a number of vehicles.
During the evening, we learned that RAF Fairford had been placed in FPCON Delta, the highest alert level for U.S. Bases, and that Lakenheath (but not Mildenhall), had been placed in the second-highest alert level, Charlie.
A U.K. Police helicopter was circling the base in the early hours of the morning while local residents in Kempsford were being evacuated from their homes, as reported by Wiltshire999 [1].
@MATA_osint @UKDefJournal
Gloucestershire Police has announced that they have arrested multiple men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, and that they have declared a Major Incident.
According to the ives disposal team are examining a number of vehicles.
During the evening, we learned that RAF Fairford had been placed in FPCON Delta, the highest alert level for U.S. Bases, and that Lakenheath (but not Mildenhall), had been placed in the second-highest alert level, Charlie.
A U.K. Police helicopter was circling the base in the early hours of the morning while local residents in Kempsford were being evacuated from their homes, as reported by Wiltshire999 [1].
@MATA_osint @UKDefJournal
HELIMED 85, an Air Ambulance operated by East Anglian Air Ambulance, was denied transit through the Mildenhall MATZ this evening.
These helicopters frequently transit through the airspace.
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EXCLUSIVE: The former bodyguard of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas, was given asylum and citizenship in the UK — then “plotted” huge foiled terror attack targeting Jews in Europe last year
Mr X had legal anonymity for 100 years: Sunday Times quashed this
thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…
Mr X had legal anonymity for 100 years: Sunday Times quashed this
thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…
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"Damaging & tarnishing!"😡
Rory Jennings reacts to Manchester City being found guilty of financial breaches!
Rory Jennings reacts to Manchester City being found guilty of financial breaches!
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RT @SkyNews: BREAKING: Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area.
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Today, Dr William Allchorn and Dr Elisa Orofino propose a four-part framework for preventing and disrupting extremist influence in gaming spaces.
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