Throughout 2026, a relatively unique manifestation of this trend emerged: nine distinct groups initially announced on ...

The team at the Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents (READ) developed this insight by actively monitoring and analysing online extremist… I want to receive email updates from GNET.

Across the cases analysed, evidence showed the types of material women engaged with and sought out, the positions some women ...

Those who understood the reference are largely part of a fandom known as the True Crime Community (TCC), a loose online subculture organised around fascination with — and, in its deeper layers, ...

Recent research published by GNET reveals that extremists take advantage of Roblox’s design flexibility and its largely under-16 audience. They normalise violence through playable ‘experiences’ that ...

This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Countering the Financing of Terrorism Online (CFTO). GIFCT Working Groups bring together experts from diverse stakeholder groups, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed online culture by making content creation faster, cheaper, and virtually limitless. There are various platforms that, often through a free or low-cost ...

In December 2025, Spanish authorities dismantled a cell linked to The Base, an accelerationist white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organisation in several countries. Between 2019 and ...

Major social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to growing regulatory pressure and concerns about harmful and extremist content. One prominent ...

Social media has proven to be a significant medium fomenting violent extremism, the circulation and exchange of online hate, and the organising of extremist networks. In the last decade, Canada has ...

On 1 February 2026, a meme token called GOYIM appeared on the Solana blockchain, a public digital network where cryptocurrencies are created and traded. In contemporary far-right online spaces, the ...

Subcultures of nihilistic violence have emerged as a central threat, targeting and manipulating young people online. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) defines nihilistic violence as violent ...