Determining the Role of the Internet in Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Six Suggestions for Progressing Research

Exploring the transferability and applicability of gang evaluation methodologies to counter-violent radicalisation

“…For example, there are questions about the role of technology in facilitating group-based violence -an issue that has been explored already in the case of CVE (e.g. Conway, 2010;von Behr et al, 2013;Conway, 2016). In turn, this kind of knowledge may provide gang research with valuable lessons in the future.…”

Swa-radikalisasi Melalui Media Sosial di Indonesia

“…Tuduhan ini didukung oleh bukti kuat bahwa ada proses swa-radikalisasi sebelum pelaku melakukan tindakan mereka. Pelaku terkena pesan radikal melalui internet dan media sosial dan kemudian menjalankan misi tanpa perintah dari siapa pun (Chan, 2016 (Conway, 2017;Danzell & Maisonet Montañez, 2016). Sebaliknya, munculnya teknologi baru berpotensi berfungsi sebagai kekuatan pengganda teroris.…”

Disrupting Daesh: Measuring Takedown of Online Terrorist Material and Its Impacts

“…Studies have often had a singular focus on Twitter due to its particular affordances (e.g., ease of data collection due to its publicness, the nature of its application programming interface), which is problematic. 37 For example, Europol's Internet Referral Unit reported that, as far back as mid-2016, they had identified "70 platforms used by terrorist groups to spread their propaganda materials." 38 This section of the article is therefore concerned with the wider online ecology where IS supporters and other non-IS jihadist users operate, with a particular focus on out-links from Twitter.…”