Browse and read from a list of the 330 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism and countering hate speech, as posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second half of May 2024…
The Top 5 resources, as part of the current issue:
- From Extreme Ideas to Violent and Nonviolent Outcomes: An In-Depth Analysis of Probation Files on Terrorist Suspects in the Netherlands (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/egRXAg2D - RAN PRISONS Working Group Meeting – The active role of the inmate in disengagement, deradicalisation and rehabilitation (DDR), Prague13-14 March 2024 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/gA6Z_NtU - Gender Inclusion: What it means to Gender Mainstream in Preventing Violent Extremism and Counter Terrorism? (International Affairs Forum):
https://lnkd.in/e3PjR49Q - My Work Via LinkedIn: Journalism It Is! (Policyinstitute.net):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-work-via-linkedin-journalism-thorsten-koch-ma-pgdip-vzxye - McCain Institute and The Carter Center Publish “The Disinformation Economy” (McCain Institute at Arizona State University & The Carter Center):
https://lnkd.in/eWjjckCW
Background: since 2017, we have filed more than 14,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – about 6,700 followers and connections – with links to articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization, on countering hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. This is one of the reviews of the posts. Each two weeks, the full list of resources, made up of direct links – ordered according to content performance – features in full on the website counter-terrorism.org.
Edmonton project to create handbook to help combat extremism (The Globe and Mail):
https://lnkd.in/eCw2Cb2j
Exploring the Usability of Persuasion Techniques for Downstream Misinformation-related Classification Tasks (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/ep-QFaaA
UNESCO launches Latest Journalism for Development Brief in Africa (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/ejWh4t6b
Disinformation Online (RRI Live, Romania):
https://lnkd.in/eRsfC8Gt
Guidebook on Climate, Peace and Security Programming (Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in Africa):
https://lnkd.in/en6xuZF5
Utilizing AI To Ensure Children Stay Safe Online (Sunday Trust, Nigeria, via Microsoft Start):
https://lnkd.in/eZ6fUSRP
Beyond the Kinetic Approach to Counter Terrorism in Nigeria and Towards a Sustainable Soft Power Paradigm (Journal of Crime and Criminal Behavior):
https://lnkd.in/ex9t-uk2
After reports of extremists using video games to recruit youth, DPM Zahid tells cops to step up counter-terrorism measures (malaymail):
https://lnkd.in/e7cj2-Cg
Counter-terrorism expert warns about how Aussie teens are being radicalised by terrorist recruiters (Channel Nine, Australia):
https://lnkd.in/ebHMkAmA
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Equipping prison staff with skills to provide peer-to-peer trainings on management of violent extremist prisoners (Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo):
https://lnkd.in/eFPjn_H2
Debunking misinformation failed. Welcome to ‘pre-bunking’ (The Washington Post):
https://lnkd.in/eQackR62
Violent Extremist Language in Incel Communities Has Steadily Increased Over the Past 6 Years (Psychreg):
https://lnkd.in/epY2meuC
Gendered hate speech, data breach and state overreach (Chatham House):
https://lnkd.in/egTs8ndP
Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI (Council of the European Union):
https://lnkd.in/eZJWmpfT
Fake news pandemic & need for immunity: Research meets industry | ISB Insights Forum | Full Session (Indian School of Business):
https://lnkd.in/ewpxZzqp
Video…
The dangers posed by AI and disinformation during elections (Brookings Institution):
https://lnkd.in/emWJWR2a
Applying Vernacularization to Hate Speech Based on Religion or Belief: A Short Exploration (BYU Law ICLRS):
https://lnkd.in/esUKk5Y9
Bangkok hosts EU-Thailand Workshop on Multi-Sectoral Strategies for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (European Union):
https://lnkd.in/ecb22Ag3
Expert insights strengthen protection measures and security protocols for domestic legal and institutional frameworks (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/gdR9zxQj
Deep Learning Approaches for Hate Speech Detection (International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, India):
https://lnkd.in/eKRJKMwG
Addressing Hate Crime in the 21st Century: Trends, Threats, and Opportunities for Intervention (Annual Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/exTyJQxy
Resocialisation and reintegration measures for VETOs post prison-release in the Western Balkans, May 2024 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eBMQesMG
Preventing “Torrents of Hate” or Stifling Free Expression Online? An Assessment of Social Media Content Removal in France, Germany, and Sweden (The Future of Free Speech):
https://lnkd.in/eNYWQsVa
Reshare: Free Handbook…
Dealing with conspiracy narratives in the close social environment. A practical handbook to help the helpers, December 2023 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/g4aaEcqA
Deepfake, Disinformation and Social Media (IJRASET):
https://lnkd.in/e5rNr9uc
UNICRI’s Second Capacity-Building Workshop in Nouakchott, Mauritania: Integrating Gender Perspectives in Preventing Violent Extremism (UNICRI):
https://lnkd.in/eHZEjbhs
HarmPot: An Annotation Framework for Evaluating Offline Harm Potential of Social Media Text (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/e_CVV5yw
Fake Scientific Studies Are a Problem That’s Getting Harder to Solve (Times Leader):
https://lnkd.in/eg5ABkYe
Press and Planet in danger Safety of environmental journalists – trends, challenges and recommendations (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e8QPRU2J
Applying Vernacularization to Hate Speech Based on Religion or Belief: A Short Exploration (BYU Law ICLRS):
https://lnkd.in/esUKk5Y9
Safe Online – What Works To Prevent Cyberbullying And What Do Youth Recommend That We Do? (Child Line, Lithuania):
https://lnkd.in/eTQCMHDm
Report & Audio…
A Guide to Content Moderation for Policymakers (CATO Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eNfpqiaw
A broader view of misinformation reveals potential for intervention (Science):
https://lnkd.in/eyZRNpFT
Impact of misinformation on social media on risk perception in a multi-risk environment (IIASA):
https://lnkd.in/eYpxcb3V
Towards Weakly-Supervised Hate Speech Classification Across Datasets (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/epSyhqC3
Needs assessment report on religious counseling in deradicalization programs (HORIZON CIVITAS & GCERF):
https://lnkd.in/eWkvMVwZ
Promoting Constructive Deliberation: Reframing for Receptiveness (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/efK9HvWY
The Unappreciated Role of Intent in Algorithmic Moderation of Social Media Content (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/enS8iJEi
OSCE organizes training-of-trainer course on human rights and gender-sensitive approaches to investigating online terrorist-related crimes (OSCE):
https://lnkd.in/eAxmQJfK
‘Normalised and invisible’: online abuse targets Ethiopian women (France24):
https://lnkd.in/eyKhgpQs
Video…
ICCT Annual Conference 2024 “Houston, we have a problem”: Counter-Terrorism in the Age of Uncertainty (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/e-X5DZK8
The Peripatetic Hater: Predicting Movement Among Hate Subreddits (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/e5B88z7Z
Dap veteran urges return to core principles for combating extremism (Harapan Daily, Malaysia):
https://lnkd.in/eQQarUMt
Japan and UNDP Partner to Promote Efficiency in the Implementation of the Accra Initiative to Combat Violent Extremism in West Africa (UNDP Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/eewwvdhY
Automatic Identification of Hate Speech: A Case-Study of alt-Right YouTube Videos (Uppsala University):
https://lnkd.in/ehnwCs5C
Can governments be fact-checkers? (The Business Stanard, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/efMCmTbu
Researchers build AI to save humans from the emotional toll of monitoring hate speech (Tech Xplore):
https://lnkd.in/e6dtXSEB
The Role Of political Educational Socialization Institutions to Reduce Extremist Ideology (Hammurabi Journal for Studies):
https://lnkd.in/eWbcgNEb
Basque and Spanish Counter Narrative Generation: Data Creation and Evaluation (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eb_MzF9V
Strange Names in the Village: Online Radicalisation, Social Media Literacy and P/CVE in Western Kenya (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eUpir8BP
Safeguarding autistic children and young people from extremist ideologies. Guidance and toolkit for parents (West Sussex County Council):
https://lnkd.in/eay8cfpx (Guidance and Toolkit)
BIT and Ofcom trial methods to boost engagement with content controls on social media sites (The Behavioural Insights Team):
https://lnkd.in/eUCDrxca
News & Audio…
How fake news shapes the business cycle (CEPR):
https://lnkd.in/ewNrxh3V
Teenagers might not report online abuse because they often don’t see it as a problem (Phys.org):
https://lnkd.in/eKmzKEGS
EU monitoring new measures by Meta to tackle election disinformation (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/e24i45HM
RAN Y&E WG Meeting – Dealing with anti-system/anti-government attitudes and extremism among young people, Bucharest 29 February-1 March 2024 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/efrG6WYp
Personalized Content Moderation and Emergent Outcomes (Researchgate):
https://lnkd.in/e8V_FUJR
So Hateful! Building a Multi-Label Hate Speech Annotated Arabic Dataset (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/efZvehWi
Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group):
https://lnkd.in/eMTQRjMm
Teachers’ Awareness and Sensitivity to a Bullying Incident: A Qualitative Study (International Journal of Bullying Prevention):
https://lnkd.in/ejxAP-3T
‘I Need you as my Foe’. A Practical Perspective on the Need of Having Enemies in the Process of Radicalization (Springer Link):
https://lnkd.in/eazZKxqa
Hostile Counterspeech Drives Users From Hate Subreddits (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ebPaBpg7
Confronting the Bullies, Comforting the Victim, or Reporting to University Staff? Prosocial Intentions Towards Social Exclusion in University Students (International Journal of Bullying Prevention):
https://lnkd.in/ePx5i6CW
Video…
‘Terrorist Minds’ with Professor John Horgan (AVERT Research Network):
https://lnkd.in/ej2GDQrZ
Addressing Hate Crime in the 21st Century: Trends, Threats, and Opportunities for Intervention (Annual Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/exTyJQxy
Video…
Hate Speech: How to Identify it and How to Fight it: 40th Annual Conference (CIRCOMRegional):
https://lnkd.in/eSAWe6jQ
New Algorithm Improves Sarcasm Detection Using Multimodal Analysis (Net News Ledger):
https://lnkd.in/eWpjTfxJ
Federated Learning in the Detection of Fake News Using Deep Learning as a Basic Method (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eyDvqnUT
The Role of Police in Preventing Mass Human Rights Violations (The Prevention Project, New York University):
https://lnkd.in/eNnx4vtu
Video…
re:publica 2024: From discrimination to disinformation: What it means to investigate AI harms of today (re:publica):
https://lnkd.in/eR9DgJ-m
Evaluation Handbook. How To Design And Conduct A Country Programme Evaluation At UNFPA (UNFPA):
https://lnkd.in/eZ7ZCVNE
Violence Targeting Local Officials 2023 Annual Report (The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project):
https://lnkd.in/euMYrUsF
Resources for Annotating Hate Speech in Social Media Platforms Used in Ethiopia: A Novel Lexicon and Labelling Scheme (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eNk4w6Df
EU mulls legislation in the fight against online hate speech (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/ektNMVD3
Examining Online Behaviours: Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists During Peak Posting Days (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/e7BmgJYs
Examining Online Behaviours: Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists During Peak Posting Days (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/e7BmgJYs
Tech Responses to Hate and Mis-/Disinformation: A Question of Scale (Policyinstitute.net)
Tech Responses to Hate and Mis-/Disinformation: A Question of Scale?
Terrorism and violent extremism research funding cut by two-thirds (RNZ, New Zealand):
https://lnkd.in/e2vAyNN3
Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, Hate Speech, and Terrorism: A Risk Assessment on the Rise of the Incel Rebellion in Canada (Violence Against Women):
https://lnkd.in/eteWrfzn
Misinformation poses a bigger threat to democracy than you might think (nature):
https://lnkd.in/gSSrN63G
Fake news: Susceptibility, awareness, and solutions (CEPR):
https://lnkd.in/esHd3MJu
Digital Competencies in Verifying Fake News: Assessing the Knowledge and Abilities of Journalism Students (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eS6TJadw
Don’t just use AI to fact check against mis– and disinformation (Diplomatic Courier):
https://lnkd.in/eE3kAh9d
The economics of social media (CEPR):
https://lnkd.in/eZkm7bcy
The tentacles of retracted science reach deep into social media. A simple button could change that (The University of Sydney):
https://lnkd.in/ejZ5saDr
Boosting co-operation with the local actors in North Macedonia to advance the fight against discrimination and hate speech, in line with European standards (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/e6vueCeB
Eu-related Disinformation Peaks In April (European Digital Media Observatory):
https://lnkd.in/e5CxxTma
EU funded research projects help combat disinformation ahead of elections (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/eDKYUXfW
Dismantling Utopia of False Information in The Digital Era through The Lens of Bibliometric Analysis (University of Bahrain Scientific Journals):
https://lnkd.in/ecUbCrct
Systemic vulnerabilities, MIL, disinformation threats: Preliminary Risk Assessment ahead of the 2024 European elections (European Digital Media Observatory):
https://lnkd.in/eGCuiSBe
The Myth of Platform Neutrality (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e8bWJ7Ex
Misinformation Mitigation (International Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Science):
https://lnkd.in/eaV-qZu6
Overcoming resistance to belief revision and correction of misinformation beliefs: psychophysiological and behavioral effects of a counterfactual mindset (nature):
https://lnkd.in/eT2vZBFR
Extremist communities continue to rely on YouTube for hosting, but most videos are viewed off-site, Northeastern research finds (Northeastern Global News):
https://lnkd.in/e6RRuUyY
Researchers create winning strategy to combat vaccine misinformation on X (Georgia Institute of Technology via Phys.org):
https://lnkd.in/ePtZmjDi
European Tech Law Faces Test to Address Interference, Threats, and Disinformation in 2024 Elections (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/e7gvixm4
16 top AI firms make new safety commitments at Seoul summit (AFP via France24):
https://lnkd.in/ePF7JzAU
The Spreading of Nuanced Truth. LBS and ESMT study identifies the danger of citing information based on the ‘gist’ of the truth rather than the ‘literal’ truth (IEDP):
https://lnkd.in/e3wqs6tJ
The Spreading of Nuanced Truth. LBS and ESMT study identifies the danger of citing information based on the ‘gist’ of the truth rather than the ‘literal’ truth (IEDP):
https://lnkd.in/e3wqs6tJ
Video…
CPDP.ai 2024 – The Impact of Online Content Moderation and Curation on Fundamental Rights (CPDPConferences):
https://lnkd.in/e_T4wzrT
Video…
CPDP.ai 2024 – The Impact of Online Content Moderation and Curation on Fundamental Rights (CPDPConferences):
https://lnkd.in/e_T4wzrT
Hate Speech Detection Using Deep Learning (R Discovery):
https://lnkd.in/ezjYFkDM
Combatting Misinformation: Leveraging Deep Learning for Hoax Detection in Indonesian Political Social Media (Jurnal Infotel):
https://lnkd.in/e6TfhARX
Mitigating Text Toxicity with Counterfactual Generation (Researchgate):
https://lnkd.in/e537ADYg
Detection of Arabic offensive language in social media using machine learning models (Intelligent Systems with Applications):
https://lnkd.in/eMjUVVje
Words as Trigger Points in Social Media Discussions (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/e8zkDafK
Analyzing Social Biases in Japanese Large Language Models (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/g4eyCt_t
Banners backfire: Misinformation impact on search results (Cornell University via EurekAlert!):
https://lnkd.in/ee92kJkj
Video…
Modern Journalism and Discerning Misinformation Online (PBS):
https://lnkd.in/eZhFpTpP
Von Hassrede bis Morddrohungen: Anfeindungen in der Wissenschaft sind ernstzunehmendes Problem (Bundesverband Hochschulkommunikation via IDW):
https://lnkd.in/eg-CiAiX
Violent Extremism: CISLAC Takes Sensitisation To The Community (FIRS via Economic Confidential, Nigeria):
https://lnkd.in/egGYqWKD
Radicalism in the Digital Era: The Role of Digital Literacy in Preventing Propaganda in Indonesia (Knowledge E):
https://lnkd.in/e226B_R8
Inoculating Against Climate Mis- and Disinformation: Case Studies from the US and the UK (Tech Policy Press):
https://lnkd.in/eUi4m97F
RAN PRISONS Working Group Meeting – The active role of the inmate in disengagement, deradicalisation and rehabilitation (DDR), Prague13-14 March 2024 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/gA6Z_NtU
State Creates New Online Hate Crimes Reporting Portal (mymcmedia):
https://lnkd.in/eDD5GCtH
Methods and Datasets for Detecting Hate Speech in Textual Content (Advanced Computing and Intelligent Technologies):
https://lnkd.in/e2CxSG-P
Improving risk assessment: Accounting for gender, May 2024 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eQrc3SYb
The Global Online Safety Regulators Network (eSafetyCommissioner, Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/enJhcFQY
Analyzing hate speech dynamics on Twitter/X: Insights from conversational data and the impact of user interaction patterns (Heliyon):
https://lnkd.in/egvjR-Mx
‘I’m unable to’: How generative AI chatbots respond when asked for the latest news (Reuters Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eG_AiCFz
The Impact of Public Opinion on Digital Media (Communications in Humanities Research):
https://lnkd.in/eC-bTPtv
Digital Literacy Education and Cyberbullying Combat: Scope and Perspectives (Springer Link):
https://lnkd.in/ecKjDXis
Video…
Civic Responsibility in a World of Disinformation (Port Washington Public Library):
https://lnkd.in/e-BWGbT6
Towards Media Monitoring: Detecting Known and Emerging Topics through Multilingual and Crosslingual Text Classification (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eqqJnqjB
Labor’s hate speech bill to outlaw vilification (The Sydney Morning Herald):
https://lnkd.in/ewkphTa7
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland warns ‘no magic pill’ to address online safety, backs new hate speech laws (Sky News Australia):
https://lnkd.in/eM6ZdZyU
The impact of digital disinformation on quality of life: a fuzzy model assessment (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University):
https://lnkd.in/eSn7mu4s
AI can detect sarcasm now. Great… (Euronews):
https://lnkd.in/eVG4U45V
Media Literacy Academy’s opening focuses on misinformation during conflicts (The Jordan Times):
https://lnkd.in/eTvRYbXZ
Understanding the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Act (Retail Motor Industry Organisation, South Africa):
https://lnkd.in/eDVU8UQ7
Can teens learn coping skills from playing video games? This Thriveworks therapist thinks so (The Philadelphia Inquirer):
https://lnkd.in/e4VhTG2z
Hate Speech and Emotions Classification in Indonesian Language Texts on Twitter Using Naïve Bayes Classifier (UMSIDA Preprints Server):
https://lnkd.in/e_s-iJyR
AI Seoul Summit: World leaders agree to launch network of safety institutes (Euronews):
https://lnkd.in/eMghSzes
The beginning of required workplace violence programs: are you ready? (securityinfowatch):
https://lnkd.in/eakHxpzJ
Audio…
HOPE Not Hate: Insights from Inside the Far-Right (Tech Against Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/evRgSD6x
Extremist Communities Continue to Rely on YouTube for Hosting, but Most Videos Are Viewed Off-Site, Research Finds (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/ecE8WBWD
Dealing with Disinformation: Elections Under the Influence? (American Council on Germany via Facebook):
https://lnkd.in/eycYcT2n
Keele University researchers highlight role of social media in countering online hate speech (Keele University, UK):
https://lnkd.in/e2NwiipT
Pru East NCCE engages inter party dialogue committee on peace, vigilantism and prevention of violent extremism (GhanaWeb):
https://lnkd.in/eFiHXHsb
Fake News Detection System Using Logistic Regression, Decision Tree and Random Forest (British Journal of Computer Networking and Information Technology):
https://lnkd.in/e3A8XiK2
Emotions unveiled: detecting COVID-19 fake news on social media (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications):
https://lnkd.in/eXX-SRYc
Generating Medical Disinformation (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eRYWAdtG
Automatic Content Analysis Systems: Detecting Disinformation in Social Networks (Qeios):
https://lnkd.in/eA8TEbGC
Code-mixed Sentiment and Hate-speech Prediction (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eHY9EKth
Launch of the Scoping Study on Independent Civil Society – UN Counterterrorism Engagement (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/e_8udcuN
Misinformation, observational equivalence and the possibility of rationality (Philosophical Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/eC-f-xam
Modern Legislation Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan In The Field Of Religion (Web of Teachers: Inderscience Research):
https://lnkd.in/evTVfrew
Fine-grained hate speech detection in Arabic using transformer-based models (International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering via Researchgate):
https://lnkd.in/eDddVFYa
AI-generated disinformation poses threat to UK general election integrity, CETaS report finds (Tech Informed):
https://lnkd.in/eNf2zT4q
AraTar: A Corpus to Support the Fine-grained Detection of Hate Speech Targets in the Arabic Language (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/epfWxewN
Unveiling Online Conspiracy Theorists: a Text-Based Approach and Characterization (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eSsVZvJw
Introducing Mediated Statement Analysis (Msa): Examining Truthful or Untruthful Social Media Posts to Decode Deception Online (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eqmyz2KT
Extremism across the online gaming ecosystem (Moonshot):
https://lnkd.in/eTu3peUH
Algorithmic Arbitrariness in Content Moderation (facctconference.org):
https://lnkd.in/edN_WSH7
EU elections mostly safe from foreign interference online – Meta report (euronews):
https://lnkd.in/eXPaVeqG
Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Detecting Fake News: A Comparative Analysis (IEEE Xplore):
https://lnkd.in/ex2nDat8
Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Detecting Fake News: A Comparative Analysis (IEEE Xplore):
https://lnkd.in/ex2nDat8
Storytelling Against Extremism: How Insights From Narrative Persuasion Research Can Improve Digital P/CVE Narrative Campaigns (modus | zad):
https://lnkd.in/gQ3cJ4MP
Life After Hate Releases Discord Channel, Engaging with Today’s Violent Extremists Where They Digitally Live (Life After Hate):
https://lnkd.in/eVjzA5YP
International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eBBnwNFU
Investigating the Effects of Misinformation as Infopathogens: Developing a Model and Thought Experiment (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/eeGArPmK
Rethinking Community Response Against Violent Extremism (Institute for Peace and Development):
https://lnkd.in/eYChmDcb
Online misinformation: how generative AI and LLMs are changing the game (The Alan Turing Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eUe82_2K
AI a ‘powerful aid’ for disinformation spreaders (aap via yahoo! news):
https://lnkd.in/eDBZk9ks
Blickpunkt Demokratie & Extremismus. Extremismus in Verbindung mit Organisierter Kriminalität. Teil 3: Nationale und Internationale Netzwerke (Journal Exit):
https://lnkd.in/et2VS6pg
Trends in traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization by race and ethnicity in the United States: A meta-regression (Aggression and Violent Behavior):
https://lnkd.in/eF-BzZEd
Towards Fake News Identification using Machine Learning (IEEE):
https://lnkd.in/egbsfFaE
Combating the Infodemic: How NLP is Revolutionizing the Fight Against Fake News and Misinformation (Omdena):
https://lnkd.in/eAs2-zhy
Robustness of models addressing Information Disorder: A comprehensive review and benchmarking study (Neurocomputing):
https://lnkd.in/e95nTmCR
Educational Institutions in Facing Hate Speech (Religions And Hate Speech: Scriptures And Practices):
https://lnkd.in/epZKcQbH
A Global Study of Racism: 13 risk factors for atrocity crimes (International Coalition of Sites of Conscience):
https://lnkd.in/e6wJsnvm
Audio…
Rethinking Radicalization — With Elizabeth Pearson and Lydia Wilson (The Ledge, New Lines):
https://lnkd.in/eRnwxnGZ
Video…
CARE Centers a “One-Stop Shop” for Fighting Extremism (Southern Poverty Law Center):
https://lnkd.in/e45JyEUm
Tech firms improve cooperation on extremism but more needed, U.S. security chief says (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/evEtHhfa
Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (Frontiers in Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/eRYWAdtG
Audio…
Mininformation, Disinformation, and a Deeper Look at the Condon Report (Somewhere in the Skies via Amazon):
https://lnkd.in/eHNdbrS5
“I Searched for a Religious Song in Amharic and Got Sexual Content Instead”: Investigating Online Harm in Low-Resourced Languages on YouTube (facctconference.org):
https://lnkd.in/eRg57S5x
Bullying Victimization as an Adverse Experience for Psychosocial Adjustment among Irish Adolescents (International Journal of Bullying Prevention):
https://lnkd.in/eqFKXV4W
Why a social media ban for kids won’t help (9News, Australia):
https://lnkd.in/e3Xi2B5x
Guidance Online disinformation and AI threat guidance for electoral candidates and officials (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/exRSnEHs
Deepfakes, the Weaponisation of AI Against Women and Possible Solutions (Verfassungsblog):
https://lnkd.in/eaGR26WP
Convincing AI deepfakes of politicians are getting easier, report warns (Global News, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/es_HDBXh
Social media threats and health among adolescents: evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health):
https://lnkd.in/evNg_ZYs
Dealing with Disinformation: Elections Under the Influence? (American Council on Germany via Facebook):
https://lnkd.in/eycYcT2n
Emotions unveiled: detecting COVID-19 fake news on social media (humanities and social sciences communications):
https://lnkd.in/eXX-SRYc
Cities have a crucial role to play to prevent hate speech and extremism (Global Cities Hub):
https://lnkd.in/eDtnuVW3
Prevent duty: guidance for healthcare professionals (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eugszzYf
Video…
Fighting the invisible enemy – how to resist disinformation ahead of the EU elections? (EU-kommissionen i Sverige):
https://lnkd.in/etZe3fCP
Number of students flagged for extremist views rises by half (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/g2SNaTfP
„WE RESPAWN IN JANNAH“. Zur islamistischen Aneignung digitaler Spielekultur (KNIX):
https://lnkd.in/eR3BNZYi
Report: Mapping Far-Right Terrorist Propaganda Online (Tech Against Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/enYHi2Ya
Expert Roundtable event on Video Games and Violent Extremism: A Law enforcement/intelligence approach (UNOCT):
https://lnkd.in/eWHjzRKU
Health Misinformation Vs. Facts on Social Media: Co-Occurrence Network Analysis in Bangladesh (European Conference on Social Media):
https://lnkd.in/eHnT5-C9
Why the EU really needs to start worrying about hateful propaganda (CEPS):
https://lnkd.in/eP3NP6Xd
Machine Learning-Based Detection and Categorization of Malicious Accounts on Social Media (Springer Link):
https://lnkd.in/edbWywaJ
The public is worried about online misinformation. Are the tools we have to fight it working? (The Alan Turing Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eBjKVCe7
Study shows relatively low number of superspreaders responsible for large portion of misinformation on Twitter (Phys.org):
https://lnkd.in/emfadHyT
Individual Response to the Spread of Misinformation about COVID-19 via Facebook and WhatsApp (Procedia Computer Science):
https://lnkd.in/e6_ZzyVk
AI Tool Predicts Whether Online Health Misinformation Will Cause Real-World Harm (Scientific American):
https://lnkd.in/e8WHbnzv
Video…
The criminalization of terrorist offences and strengthening of international cooperation in bringing terrorists to justice – Open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (UN Web TV):
https://lnkd.in/eZ7q2Gz5 (Video)
https://lnkd.in/erWp-wDn (Concept Note)
https://lnkd.in/eVbRA_hJ (Draft Agenda)
Linguistic Fingerprint in Transformer Models: How Language Variation Influences Parameter Selection in Irony Detection (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/gSy8yVRb
Seminar on Prevention of Violent Extremism in Bangladesh : Graduation and Sustainability (Business News, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/eznwhhBa
Never Give Up! The Best Practices of Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chatogram Division (CEVEC) Project (Young Power in Social Action, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/eXtvdFwn
Meta says AI-generated election content is not happening at a “systemic level” (MIT Technology Review):
https://lnkd.in/e7zMBWXB
Commission welcomes European Citizens’ Panel recommendations on Tackling Hatred in Society (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/e-upVPD4
Meta AI system is a boost to endangered languages — as long as humans aren’t forgotten (nature):
https://lnkd.in/g2V_BERx
Article by Prof Cornelius Puschmann on right-wing extremist narratives and influencers in BzKJAktuell (ZEMKI & University of Bremen):
https://lnkd.in/eR_DHx7e
More than Sports: Building Resilience against Extremism in Esports (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/gtMuFGaG
Disentangling Perceptions of Offensiveness: Cultural and Moral
Correlates (facctconference.org):
https://lnkd.in/eXudk5JX
Video…
hashtag#NSS2024: A panel discussion on implications of youth radicalization on African Security (Kigali Today):
https://lnkd.in/eJeRMz88
Video…
hashtag#NSS2024: A panel discussion on implications of youth radicalization on African Security (Kigali Today):
https://lnkd.in/eJeRMz88
Newsroom cyberviolence against children. The Council of Europe works to create a safer digital environment for children worldwide (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/eJaeba6m
Video Games Might Matter for Terrorist Financing (Lawfare):
https://lnkd.in/eYuY__4U
Nudge-based misinformation interventions are effective in information environments with low misinformation prevalence (Scientific Reports via Researchgate):
https://lnkd.in/eRtpGkTd
AutomaticHate Speech Detection and the hassle of Offensive Language (Educational Administration: Theory and Practice):
https://lnkd.in/eAD5w4Xb
Video…
Faith Leaders and Community in Nigeria: An Antidote to Violent Extremism (USIP):
https://lnkd.in/eKe2JMcN
Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac (ABC News, Australia):
https://lnkd.in/esH5gpQj
How can we stop AI-enabled threats damaging our democracy? (The Alan Turing Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eviRqyNu
Design of a Disinformation Awareness Digital Game (European Conference on Social Media):
https://lnkd.in/eqyPQBBK
Role of religion in promoting human rights: how can religion and religious communities contribute to combating hate speech? (Council of Europe office in Sarajevo):
https://lnkd.in/exEC-9w6
Fighting Disinformation Can be Simple (PEN America):
https://lnkd.in/ehKa3nnp
New tool empowers users to fight online misinformation (MIT EECS):
https://lnkd.in/en7HjZ5j
Extremism 2023 monitoring report published (Liechtenstein Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eEvrpbju
The Use and Impact of mis-and disinformation on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt):
https://lnkd.in/esXtgP7a
Video…
From Fringe to Frontline: Political Journalists’ Reporting on Extremism (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey):
https://lnkd.in/euUFPF7a
How Perspective Taking Can Deepen the Partisan Divide: Presuming Others’ Biases in Fake News Detection Fuels Them in the Self (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eiyhhxnD
Cyberbullying Profiles: Differences in Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in a Sample of Spanish Students (Sage Journals):
https://lnkd.in/eMsKRcT4
How the new version of ChatGPT generates hate and disinformation on command (Radio Canada International):
https://lnkd.in/eATbv4fa
Adolescents’ Perspectives on Coping with Bullying in the Digital Environment (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/e6XfZXcd
Improving Community Dialogues to Prevent Violent Extremism (BusinessGhana):
https://lnkd.in/e9Hg4XWy
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders (AP):
https://lnkd.in/g48EUW6H
Mauritania joins the Global Vulnerable Targets Programme: UNOCT and CTED conclude in-depth consultations to identify national needs and priorities in Nouakchott (UNOCT & CTED):
https://lnkd.in/e4eM2_SJ
Google research shows the fast rise of AI-generated misinformation (CBC, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eY5Wg8S9
Electoral Commission sounds alarm over faltering clampdown on misinformation (The Australian):
https://lnkd.in/e73vw8K3
The role of the private sector in combatting gendered cyber harms (Chatham House):
https://lnkd.in/eH2FBZNw
SADC PF President speaks on terrorism and avoiding violent extremism (The Sunday Mail, Zimbabwe):
https://lnkd.in/eydS36aR
Dialogue at Sagnarigu over PCVE (Ghanaian Times):
https://lnkd.in/eQGNZeNZ
From Hate Speech to Death Threats: Hostility towards Science is a Serious Problem (The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society):
https://lnkd.in/em7DSPrA
Closing Session, Information Committee Approves Text Stressing Global Communications Department’s Key Role in Fighting Misinformation in Era of Artificial Intelligence (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/eHf8SwtS
Video…
EU versus Crime – Conference on security (European Commission DG Migration and Home Affairs):
https://lnkd.in/eysGnWqM
Alumni spotlight: Shea Minter applies machine learning methods to understand political extremism (Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Princeton):
https://lnkd.in/ew8S-ins
Staatliche Maßnahmen gegen Desinformation. Auf dem Weg zu einer resilienten und gesunden Öffentlichkeit (Bertelsmann Stiftung):
https://lnkd.in/eYvwrCZS
Revised strategy to boost Kenya’s fight against Violent Extremism (Kenya News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/eQn9jXAB
Braving the Backlash: New Report Helps Brands Navigate Hate Speech Online in the 2024 Summer of Sport (ads of brands):
https://lnkd.in/eixmEC8y
Independent Review of political violence and disruption: Home Secretary Statement (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eMKF2H3h
Video…
Book Presentation: “Vulnerability and Resilience to Violent Extremism: An Actor-Centric Approach” (ITSS Verona):
https://lnkd.in/en5uPAu3
UNESCO continues to support youth in combating hate speech, misinformation and disinformation in The Gambia (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/ek6e-G6S
Radicalization a growing risk in Canadian prisons, experts warn (yahoo! sports):
https://lnkd.in/evGYy5xf
Violent Extremism in Kenya (Rift Valley Institute):
https://lnkd.in/e-qJqNNV
UNESCO Empowers Gambian Youth to Combat Hate Speech and Misinformation (Gambia Journal):
https://lnkd.in/g2Xpu9_K
A multilingual dataset for offensive language and hate speech detection for hausa, yoruba and igbo languages (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eiuFvGtE
CTED, UNODC facilitate training to enhance counter-terrorism oversight in the Maldives (United Nations CTED):
https://lnkd.in/eWwCz3JZ
Concerning Kids – Tips against bullying (CNE News):
https://lnkd.in/e9CbZe5X
Chapter 5 – Understanding Violent Extremism and Child Abuse: A Psychological Analysis (Child Abuse and Neglect):
https://lnkd.in/ewRMjDfy
Hearing to Heal: NCITE Researchers Host Workshop Exploring Trauma in the Counterterrorism Workforce (University of Nebraska Omaha):
https://lnkd.in/eKMz-X7C
Social media-related nightmare — a potential explanation for poor sleep quality and low affective well-being in the social media era? (BMC Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/etAeX-2C
New tool empowers users to fight online misinformation (EurekAlert!):
https://lnkd.in/e7Ks2phd
Stakeholders pledge to lead crusade against violent extremism (Ghana News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/e42DBMWk
News & Audio…
How fake news shapes the business cycle (CEPR):
https://lnkd.in/ewNrxh3V
Recognizing Hate Speech on Social Media (International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/gtnFjR8N
The exploitation of climate chaos, confusion, and change – a new frontier for P/CVE strategic communication (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/eHWT8rzk
Video…
Cyber-Bullying: What To Look For & How To Stop It | Everyday Tech With Tanima (NDTV, India):
https://lnkd.in/eJXu5FuB
Impact of misinformation on social media on risk perception in a multi-risk environment (IIASA):
https://lnkd.in/eYpxcb3V
Commission welcomes European Citizens’ Panel recommendations on Tackling Hatred in Society (European Commission Representation in Cyprus):
https://lnkd.in/eN9nJS96
Preventing Tech-Fueled Political Violence: What online platforms can do to ensure they do not contribute to election-related violence (pubpub):
https://lnkd.in/evKpGEs4
CTED Analytical Brief: A commentary on the codification of the terrorism offence (UN CTED):
https://lnkd.in/eBE9ayie
Video…
Elections and the Future of Misinformation, featuring Nick Clegg, Meta – EmTech Digital, May 2024 (MIT Technology Review):
https://lnkd.in/ewv3aykN
Statement on Lord Walney’s report ‘Protecting our Democracy from Coercion’ From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eSxUPD8R
The roles of teacher and parental support on adolescent cyber-bystander behaviors: a path analysis (Frontiers in Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/eainasxy
LLM-based Rewriting of Inappropriate Argumentation using Reinforcement Learning from Machine Feedback (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/gWgUAgbw
Combating hate speech in sport : from words to action with a powerful commitment by the sport community (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/g3ByAd-J
People are using AI music generators to create hateful songs (TechCrunch via yahoo!):
https://lnkd.in/e7xJvP8W
Research suggests hate speech experiences drop when schools offer structure and adult support (Phys.org):
https://lnkd.in/eYecPeGb
Disrupting deceptive uses of AI by covert influence operations (OpenAI):
https://lnkd.in/ePDCk3Cq
Hate Speech Case Study. Strategies for combatting hate speech and promoting social cohesion (UNU CPR):
https://lnkd.in/e-ufnuAP
Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data (CTC Sentinel):
https://lnkd.in/edfXCjjM
Missci: Reconstructing Fallacies in Misrepresented Science (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/e5fJPg3P
Together against hatred: civil society, citizens and institutions pledge to battle the hate that is spreading in Europe (European Economic and Social Committee):
https://lnkd.in/eh8VwvnD
Trudeau’s party passes bill to regulate social media, streaming (BNN Bloomberg, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eHdFA48C
People who hold populist beliefs are more likely to believe misinformation about COVID – new report (Loughborough University):
https://lnkd.in/eZvTJN7r
UNESCO is launching the main project component to address hostility, intolerance online, hate speech in Kyrgyzstan for better national holistic peacebuilding and social cohesion policy, and strategy considering (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eSrWVqjZ
Violent extremism, a challenge to democratic governance – NCCE Director (GNA via BusinessGhana):
https://lnkd.in/epTBW3Bb
Experts convene to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between climate change and violent extremism conducive to terrorism (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/e4dbiWry
Interreligious Strategy for Hate Speech Prevention (Proceedings of the 14th Doha Interfaith Conference):
https://lnkd.in/eEgD_rpv
“Prevent bullying and peer violence in schools” – Launching of the project in Belgrade (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/eGU3Nnmh
Collaborate, confront and combat violent extremism and terrorism – Security Analyst (Ghana News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/eQrAKRX7
Extremist Communities Continue to Rely on YouTube for Hosting, but Most Videos Are Viewed Off-Site, Research Finds (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/ecE8WBWD
AI tools create misleading election images: Researchers (The Daily Star, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/eTksX73b
Life After Hate Releases Discord Channel, Engaging with Today’s Violent Extremists Where They Digitally Live (Life After Hate):
https://lnkd.in/eVjzA5YP
Cybersecurity: Council approves conclusions for a more cyber secure and resilient Union (Council of the European Union):
https://lnkd.in/eFpZvw5S
Election Disinformation in South Africa (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung South Africa):
https://lnkd.in/esRRJg6T
Audio…
S4E6 – Banditry, Religious Extremism, and Ethnic Divisions: The Fight Over Limited Resources in Nigeria (Media Minded, Shout Out UK):
https://lnkd.in/eXkXmCfN
16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eRwAvBaf
Five Decades of Research on Women and Terrorism (Studies in Conflict & Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/e2Jm7GWA
CERIS FCT Event: Disinformation, Fake News and Hate Speech (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/eGNeqdBe
UNESCO calls on Science and Tech communities for global survey on Gender Equality (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e-yus6e9
Video…
Suspicious Minds? Disinformation and Democracy (WoodrowWilsonCenter):
https://lnkd.in/eRGyBtZV
Video…
The Deal with Disinformation with James Wright – Episode 5 (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute):
https://lnkd.in/eP3mTYsH
The Impact of Biases on Health Disinformation Research (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/e9hTA9Q2
Counter-Terrorism & Peace Operations: The Impacts of UN Security Council Approaches to Tackling Terror on the Pursuit of Peace (RESOLVE Network):
https://lnkd.in/eCsy85WF
Media and information literacy, gender equality, preventing violent extremism focus of OSCE training held in Tirana (OSCE):
https://lnkd.in/ex6Gv97C
UNDP Tajikistan Engages in Open Dialogue on Preventing Extremism and Radicalization (UNDP Tajikistan):
https://lnkd.in/e9xJaQB4
Unleashing Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Countering Terrorism, Online Radicalisation, Extremism, and Possible Recruitment (CiteDrive):
https://lnkd.in/eHXEc4gD
Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report (Hansard, UK Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/eG-Wvuyn
The Threat of Violent Extremism to Ghana’s Peace and Security: A Reality or a Denial? (STARRFM):
https://lnkd.in/gjdjiitp
How brands can navigate hate speech online during sporting events in 2024 (marketing-interactive):
https://lnkd.in/gPrfPiCu#
Fact or fake? The search for truth in an infodemic of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation with deepfake and fake news (Journal of Strategic Marketing):
https://lnkd.in/eW4RMiBe
Misinformation does not reduce trust in accurate search results, but warning banners may backfire (nature):
https://lnkd.in/epUjgK4Q
Video…
Disinformation and Democratic Resilience in Times of Geopolitical Tension (German Council on Foreign Relations):
https://lnkd.in/euk5x8i3
Audio…
Is Terrorist Use of Cryptocurrencies Overblown? (Tech Against Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/eA9k6rEa
The exploitation of climate chaos, confusion, and change – a new frontier for P/CVE strategic communication (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/g5K2cr6p
Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh (The Daily Star, Bangladesh):
https://lnkd.in/eQe3pQZc
How election experts are thinking about AI and its impact on the 2024 elections (Johns Hopkins University):
https://lnkd.in/gaivNCqb
75 Jahre Grundgesetz: Demokratie vor KI-generierten Fake News schützen (VDI nachrichten):
https://lnkd.in/eKFgwb8r
LLM-based Rewriting of Inappropriate Argumentation using Reinforcement Learning from Machine Feedback (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/gWgUAgbw
Analyzing the Characteristics of AI-generated Deepfakes (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/euVkGcv6
Study shows ubiquity of misinformation as election looms (Public Technology):
https://lnkd.in/eRxdDWpk
16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/eRwAvBaf
The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister (Interest, New Zealand):
https://lnkd.in/egGmSF5V
Preventing Radicalization: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy on National Level – QAU (Quaid-i-Azam University):
https://lnkd.in/eZ9JikYs
Video…
National Seminar | Countering Violent Extremism (Islamabad Policy Research Institute):
https://lnkd.in/egHhCXas
Free articles and analyses on counter-extremism, on countering hate, AI, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:
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