Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, December 2024 (I/II)

Browse and read from a list of the 535 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism, countering hate speech, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. As posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the first half of December 2024…

The Top 5 resources, as part of the current issue:

  1. Right wing extremist movements in Australia (Parliament of Australia):
    https://lnkd.in/eUC9QwHV
  2. Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalisation. Evidence-Based Policy and Practice (INDEED):
    https://lnkd.in/eAZuvxQJ
  3. Audio…
    Digital Services Act (DSA) & TCO Regulation –A Comparison (Friederike Wegener & Martina Maiello) (Tech Terror Takedown Podcast):
    https://lnkd.in/eVawjEQV
  4. Shifting the Shame: How A Preventing Violent Extremism Approach Addresses the Invisibility of Gender Based Violence (IA-Forum):
    https://lnkd.in/gHtyCRHx
  5. NACTA holds two-day workshop to prevent violent extremism (Radio Pakistan):
    https://lnkd.in/g6qrxxp5

Background:
Since 2017, we have filed almost 18,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – more than 7,300 followers and connections – with links to articles and documents about preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), against radicalization, on countering hate, and on how to desist from fallacious information. This is one of the reviews of the posts. Each two weeks, the full list of resources, made up of URLs ordered according to content performance, features on the three websites listed above.


Standards for Employing Formers in P/CVE (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/e795GipN

CURBING THREAT OF ONLINE RADICALISATION (Ministry of Home Affairs, India):
https://lnkd.in/e6ipHnbY

Risk of What and Why? Disaggregating Pathways to Extremist Behaviours in Individuals Susceptible to Violent Extremism (Behavioral Sciences & the Law):
https://lnkd.in/gCZeaAfF

AI expert warns of misinformation, bias, calls for greater transparency (Daily Sabah):
https://lnkd.in/eJiCY8bP

How media could help social cohesion and unite people – a Fiji journalism educator’s view (Asia Pacific Report):
https://lnkd.in/gWWBaQK3

Five-Eyes Insights – Young people and violent extremism: a call for collective action (Royal Canadian Mounted Police):
https://lnkd.in/e2Qhg99n

NCCE engages Tempane youth to prevent violent extremism (The Ghanaian Times):
https://lnkd.in/eU2h6gSz

Content Moderation: What It Is, How It Works, and the Best APIs (AssemblyAI):
https://lnkd.in/eNv3Tpw8

Rates of youth radicalisation are climbing in Australia and abroad. Here’s what to look out for (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/gJvTkag4

Violence, Ideology & Extremism Working Group (VIEW) Research Projects (Mershon Center, The Ohio State University):
https://lnkd.in/g_9qUBQi

Senate inquiry into right wing extremism calls for national hate crimes database (The Weekend Australian):
https://lnkd.in/eQER2iVJ

How to address hate speech through pedagogical tools? A MasterClass to mark International Education Day (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/enfv4PYB

Understanding Freedom of Expression, Consent, and Expectations in the Onlife World – Some Thoughts For Parents, Caregivers, and Educators (The White Hatter, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/gNdfSkbe

Sentencing and Post-Sentence Decisions under Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Laws: Risk-Averse not Risk-Based (Perspectives on Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/etyFPVC8

AI Program Developed To Tackle Hate Speech Menace in India (The Crypto Times):
https://lnkd.in/ejYrhQck

Better institutional cooperation for information exchange about violent extremist prisoners (Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo):
https://lnkd.in/erNvKJZM

UNESCO: 9,000 content creators sign up for training on how to avoid spreading misinformation (kolsquare):
https://lnkd.in/ee-SYgXj

Politicians’ ‘inflammatory language’ part of failure to tackle extremism, UK report finds (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/eQbscnnC

Hostility Detection in UK Politics: A Dataset on Online Abuse Targeting MPs
https://lnkd.in/gsaVdcFB

Shamed into silence online: the sexualised, personal hate reserved for Somali women (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/eaGzYQs7

What are deepfakes and how can we detect them? (The Alan Turing Institute):
https://lnkd.in/ekxbKP5C

Video…
Practitioners’ dilemmas of early interventions to prevent extremism: The ‘action/inaction conundrum’ (Te Puna Haumaru NZISCS, New Zealand):
https://lnkd.in/euX_6pDM

GRIDD PRO – Social Diagnostics. Guiding Resilience, Integration, Disengagement & Development (Violence Prevention Network):
https://lnkd.in/e25S8wua

Peaceful or Contentious? How to Promote Interreligious Peace in Africa (SSOAR):
https://lnkd.in/eDCG3fNK

Video…
Fact or Fake? The Psychology of Misinformation (Island of Ideas):
https://lnkd.in/e_FM5iR4

AFCON 2027: Counter terrorism teams in Nairobi to plan on security (The Star, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/e9Uzcs4K

Online harms bill to be split between child protections, hate speech: Virani (Global News, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eKa7Vsdj

The Role of AI in Combatting Fake News and Misinformation (EIMT/ Euro American Education):
https://lnkd.in/eksvNk7h

Facebook, WhatsApp fertile grounds fuelling online GBV (Business Daily Africa):
https://lnkd.in/eYW_CgFj

Europol spearheads largest referral action against online hate speech (Europol):
https://lnkd.in/eSQHaFyu

The Resilience of Attitude Toward Vaccination: Web-Based
Randomized Controlled Trial on the Processing of Misinformation (JMIR Formative Research):
https://lnkd.in/e3EUcDM2

8: Role of academic researchers in preventing and countering violent extremism policy and practice (Bristol University Press):
https://lnkd.in/enkvfWCC

Video…
Online radicalisation a ‘hazard’ for Western children (Sky News):
https://lnkd.in/eEA2CdtR

A digital warning: Kazakhstan’s new anti-extremism measure (kursiv media):
https://lnkd.in/eBkispaX

25 ex-rebels undergo deradicalization program in Negros Oriental (Philippine News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/e5UGpqdE

Video…
‘Lot Of Twitchiness.’ Expert Explains Counter-Extremism Referrals For Children (TalkTV):
https://lnkd.in/gFM8Ct7j

Misogynists online: Making sense of hatred (The Business Standard):
https://lnkd.in/eszXEKX8

Disinformation Security in Business: Mitigating the Negative impacts (E-SPIN):
https://lnkd.in/eFHrd_e5

A Survey on the Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Fake News (future internet):
https://lnkd.in/eTwva5Bb

Exposure to Online Hateful Content and Users’ Engagement: A Silencing Effect (International Journal of Communication):
https://lnkd.in/eswd3Kut

Online hate speech: Legal framework analysis and mapping of existing practices (symplexis):
https://lnkd.in/e8WRs7MV

Feeling Outraged? Think Twice Before Hitting “Share.” (KelloggInsight):
https://lnkd.in/exy4Af_U

Improving debriefing practices for participants in social science experiments (PNAS nexus):
https://lnkd.in/gH5PYYzX

Combatting Misinformation: AI, Media Literacy, And Psychological Resilience For Business Leaders And Educators (Forbes):
https://lnkd.in/eV_BhMr5

What happens to the ‘terrorists’? (European Journal of International Security):
https://lnkd.in/eQfb_8qr

Understanding and Combating The Online Radicalization of Youth: Important Information for Parents, Caregivers, Educators, & School Counsellors (The White Hatter):
https://lnkd.in/eVDHBNUg

OSINT Guidelines. How to Detect and Analyse Identity-Based Disinformation/FIMI. A Practical Guide to Conduct Open Source Investigations (European Union External Action):
https://lnkd.in/eaXYp7SP

Does algorithmic content moderation promote democratic discourse? Radical democratic critique of toxic language AI (Information, Communication & Society):
https://lnkd.in/eKdBr_dN

Novel approach for Arabic fake news classification using embedding from large language features with CNN-LSTM ensemble model and explainable AI (scientific reports):
https://lnkd.in/ePAvtxSY

Video…
Do You Know The International Network for Hate Studies | Online Platform to Exchange Knowledge (VIctim Support Europe):
https://lnkd.in/exQdhhHM

A Survey of Hate Speech Detection for Arabic Social Media: Methods and Datasets (Procedia Computer Science):
https://lnkd.in/eJSdqrwj

Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition raises alarm over rising disinformation during elections (Joy Online):
https://lnkd.in/g3jiRiDX

Video…
Truth in the Age of Disinformation, Misinformation, and AI (GBH Forum Network):
https://lnkd.in/e_8pR3f3

Majority of Canadians believe online hate and abuse is a problem (CPAC, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eRhwbF2J

Violence against women in Sweden: progress in legislation and education, but improved professional training and greater focus on safety of women and children in custody and visitation decisions still needed (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/ePRcnjkV

Rates of youth radicalisation are climbing everywhere, and here’s what to look out for (The Straits Times):
https://lnkd.in/ehvSSN4p

Towards Cross-Lingual Audio Abuse Detection in Low-Resource Settings with Few-Shot Learning (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/grgQtWh9

Self-assessment tool to prevent and combat hate speech (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/e28PDqXU

Understanding Fake News and Misinformation (osavul):
https://lnkd.in/ekCfxvGJ

97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/efayXQnj

Strengthening Access to Justice for Victims of Hate Crime in Canada (Government of Canada):
https://lnkd.in/eFKN-KJG

Innovate for Peace: No to Hate Speech (UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education):
https://lnkd.in/g2-jDXmQ

Online misinformation in Australia (RIMPA Global):
https://lnkd.in/eybjtv7z

Biased Social Media Debates About Terrorism? A Content Analysis of Journalistic Coverage of and Audience Reactions to Terrorist Attacks on YouTube (Social Media + Society):
https://lnkd.in/gwv9sJ32

Policy paper on Mitigating Hate Speech Through Interfaith Dialogue (Defyhatenow Cameroon):
https://lnkd.in/e8sRavZ7

How Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference can spread disinformation in grassroots communities (dubawa):
https://lnkd.in/ePjDK85G

Hate Speech According to the Law: An Analysis for Effective Detection (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/g5TbKRi5

Public Service Media and Countering Misinformation and Disinformation (Journalism Research News):
https://lnkd.in/gwcwz63H (News)
https://lnkd.in/gCZpUvDU (Study)

Believing the Unbelievable: Exploring the Relationship Between
Extremist Beliefs and Epistemically Unwarranted BeliefsExtremist Beliefs and Epistemically Unwarranted Beliefs (Georgia State University):
https://lnkd.in/eva2T3-D

Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace):
https://lnkd.in/egYG82_H

Expert briefing on the intersection of violent extremism and gaming held at the United Nations Secretariat in New York (UNICRI):
https://lnkd.in/edAhd6hf

Audio…
Counter Currents Podcast Series (Online Safety Exchange):
https://lnkd.in/gxsCgC84

Exploitation of psychological processes in information influence operations. Insights from cognitive science (Lund University):
https://lnkd.in/eNHmi7-E

European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report 2024 (EU TE-SAT) (EUROPOL):
https://lnkd.in/e9Cs7PST

Hedayah hosts Nigerian delegation to advance counter-extremism efforts (Emirates News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/eW3wtKy5

Free eBook…
The Politics of Platform Regulation. How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation (Robert Gorwa via Oxford University Press):
https://lnkd.in/eztXq7rK

OSCE builds online and offline resilience against violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSCE):
https://lnkd.in/gjr-B_ix

Risk of What and Why? Disaggregating Pathways to Extremist Behaviours in Individuals Susceptible to Violent Extremism (Behavioral Sciences & the Law):
https://lnkd.in/eM4xnncy

From Research to Action: Evidence-Based Strategies to Combat Online Hate Speech Against Women in Armenia (European Partnership for Democracy):
https://lnkd.in/e6iUbCmV

Online disinhibition mediates the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and uncivil communication (scientific reports):
https://lnkd.in/e6gmcRa2

With Facts Against Disinformation (Telekom):
https://lnkd.in/eX7-jhr7

Improving the Quality of Violent Extremism Research: Why CVE Researchers Should Play More Games (GNET):
https://lnkd.in/eHsDeqwH

Gaming platforms: A new frontier for extremist recruitment and radicalisation (Observer Research Foundation):
https://lnkd.in/ev6yqxqJ

Causes and consequences of mainstream media dissemination of fake news: literature review and synthesis (Annals of the International Communication Association):
https://lnkd.in/eZz2PdVA

Audio…
Strengthening Partnerships: How Law Enforcement & Platforms Tackle Online Harms (A. Staniforth) (Tech Terror Takedown Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/enm3wyS6

    Putting Legal Research on Trial. A Reflection of Challenges Investigating Terrorism Prosecutions in England and Wales (Perspectives on Terrorism):
    https://lnkd.in/esZr2gJQ

    Young people and violent extremism: a call for collective action (via Asio, Australian Government):
    https://lnkd.in/e9CuPbHD

    NCCE engages Youth in Tempane border communities to prevent violent extremism (Ghana News Agency):
    https://lnkd.in/emweQzun

    Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry (PERIL Research):
    https://lnkd.in/eBPUxPDe

    Cyberviolence against women in the EU (European Parliament):
    https://lnkd.in/e6_vnFpc

    How to Spot Misinformation and Disinformation (B & FT Online, Ghana):
    https://lnkd.in/e7NDmBZh

    Text, audio…
    AI Companions Could Fuel Radicalization Among Lonely Young Men, Ex-Google CEO Warns (decrypt.co):
    https://lnkd.in/e6A27hrU

    Europol battles online hate speech while social media platforms sit idle (cybernews):
    https://lnkd.in/exRQu-MD

    The Dependency-Counterdependency Dynamic in Radicalisation (Royal Holloway University of London):
    https://lnkd.in/ef9bp66Y

    Video…
    Combatting Misinformation: AI-Powered Fact-Checking for Live Broadcasts (PolisLSE):
    https://lnkd.in/e_F6rdpB

    The Role of Local Governments in Countering Radicalization: The Case of London (idealkent):
    https://lnkd.in/e9gZX7Kp

    New CTED Trends Alert series highlights challenges, provides recommendations for counter-terrorism and border management efforts in Africa (United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate):
    https://lnkd.in/ei9mftTY (News)
    https://lnkd.in/e7_Rqd4A (Alert: Counter-terrorism And Border Management In Africa. Fundamental And Cross-cutting Challenges)
    https://lnkd.in/ea-2_U2Y (Alert: Counter-terrorism And Border Management In Africa. Technical And Capacity-related Gaps)

    A Guide For Cities: Preventing Hate, Extremism & Polarisation (Strong Cities Network):
    https://lnkd.in/e4nvuBzc

    Counter-terrorism: Morocco’s Comprehensive Strategy Highlighted by U.S. State Department (Assahifa):
    https://lnkd.in/egyRFcVm

    Spain: Uniting to combat hate speech in sports (European Commission):
    https://lnkd.in/ebVeYJfe

    Online misinformation in Australia Adults’ experiences, abilities and responses (figshare):
    https://lnkd.in/e27mkrfi

    Fact-checkers plan to enlist AI to verify fake news ahead of GE2025, boost volunteer pool (The Straits Times):
    https://lnkd.in/eDcQSfea

    Enhancing Online Safety in Singapore: Public Consultation on Measures to Provide Redress and Increase Accountability (Lexology):
    https://lnkd.in/ew5GYMvq

    Council conclusions on reinforcing external-internal connections in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism (Council of the European Union):
    https://lnkd.in/e6dH-eSQ

    Preparing for Next-Generation Information Warfare with Generative AI (Centre for International Governance Innovation):
    https://lnkd.in/eTDrD9VT

    Exploitation of psychological processes in information influence operations. Insights from cognitive science (Lund University):
    https://lnkd.in/eNHmi7-E

    Access to data for researchers: A state of play (GLOBSEC):
    https://lnkd.in/eQj36c86

    Structural Changes in Information Ecosystem Essential to Combat Disinformation in Southeast Asia (Center for the Study of Organized Hate):
    https://lnkd.in/emc-Cyhk

    The role of public health in the primary prevention of interpersonal violence: A systematic review of international frameworks (Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being):
    https://lnkd.in/e9HdVzKD

    IGAD calls on media to counter terrorist propaganda on social media (The Eastleigh Voice, Kenya):
    https://lnkd.in/e8vfxZcM

    Multilingual Hate Speech Identification in Hindi, English and Marathi with Deep Learning Techniques (Frontiers in Health Informatics):
    https://lnkd.in/edpRFyFY

    Video…
    “Scary Numbers!” Children Account For Half Of All Counter-Extremism Referrals Under ‘Prevent’ Scheme (TalkTV):
    https://lnkd.in/gvuevckA

    The Future is Now: New Frontiers in Digital P/CVE (modus | zad):
    https://lnkd.in/eTbtZNeY

    Rational capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion (Public Health Communication Centre):
    https://lnkd.in/e4-GgW7U

    The Mis/Dis-information Problem is Hard to Solve (Cryptology ePrint Archive):
    https://lnkd.in/egxSbuSs

    Radicalization of Minors in the Extremist Islamic Milieu: A Family Affair? Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Disengagement and Prevention Work with Juveniles at Risk (Terrorism and National Security):
    https://lnkd.in/eQhxCEAT

    Artificial Irony: Misinformation Expert’s Testimony Has Fake Citations (Forbes):
    https://lnkd.in/eGHx3XZm

    Tool: The Public Health Communicators Guide to Misinformation (Public Health Communications Collaborative via Partnering for Vaccine Equity):
    https://lnkd.in/gaSq-tvN (Tool)
    https://lnkd.in/gewHhekZ (PowerPoint)

    Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation? (PennToday):
    https://lnkd.in/gutxRthC

    Toxic Citizenship, Everyday Extremism and Social Media Governance (E-International Relations):
    https://lnkd.in/etHaQUCQ

    Detecting Aggression in Language: From Diverse Data to Robust Classifiers (MDPI):
    https://lnkd.in/gK3Vmuu4

    World Scouting joins campaign to end gender-based violence (World Scouting):
    https://lnkd.in/gNVyYTJ3

    Free eBook…
    PRACTITIONER BRIEFING: Preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalisation (Transforming Societey, UK):
    https://lnkd.in/eR3wSAbR (News)
    https://lnkd.in/eY5WznWe (eBook)

    Fighting terrorism: Council approves conclusions on future priorities for countering terrorism (European Council):
    https://lnkd.in/gx2j6ha8

    Panelists urge to improve awareness, digital literacy, and fact-checking infrastructure to combat misinformation, disinformation, and cyberbullying in Bangladesh (Dhaka Triubune):
    https://lnkd.in/eEw-ykkn

    Video…
    TRUST & SAFETY – Radicalization of Children And How To Counteract It (Forum InCyber):
    https://lnkd.in/gxn36DdB

    Do arrests (and killings) deter violent extremism? A comparative analysis (Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression):
    https://lnkd.in/ev2mhJYW

    Video…
    New quest unlocked: The Intersection of Gaming and Violent Extremism (UN Web TV):
    https://lnkd.in/eRkyAhGe

    Researchers Consider the Relationship Between Misinformation, Outrage, and the Sharing of Content on Social Media (Tech Policy Press):
    https://lnkd.in/eqHVxtmy

    Tackling Online Troublemakers Through an Experimental Administrative Law Approach (Utrecht Law Review):
    https://lnkd.in/eJQtj-cV

    Exposure to and sharing of fringe or radical content online (Australian Institute of Criminology, Australian Government):
    https://lnkd.in/e5pWbuHv

    Pilot study on the effectiveness of counter-narratives presented to civil society partners (Council of Europe):
    https://lnkd.in/eTDjfin6 (News)
    https://lnkd.in/eVhvSrhw (Study)

    Council conclusions on future priorities for strengthening the joint counterterrorism efforts of the European Union and its Member States ‒ Council conclusions (Council of the European Union):
    https://lnkd.in/egQp5W59

    Cyber Hate Crimes in India: Rising Challenges in the Digital Age (Legal Service India):
    https://lnkd.in/eSQkUApw

    Video…
    Episode 14 – Insights from country-comparative analysis of P/CVE evaluation structures & capacities (INDEED):
    https://lnkd.in/eTMtDErp

    Time for tech firms to act: UK online safety regulation comes into force (Ofcom):
    https://lnkd.in/ev7CQtiN (News)
    https://lnkd.in/eZC-HRpZ (Report)

    Online misinformation in Australia. Adults’ experiences, abilities and responses (Analysis & Policy Observatory):
    https://lnkd.in/g5WDrRq7

    A Comprehensive Review of Traditional Methods for Fake News Detection (Journal of Harbin Engineering University):
    https://lnkd.in/enmQuBFi

    NLPineers@ NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Hate Speech Detection using Ensembling of BERT-based models (arXiv):
    https://lnkd.in/gGYenXab

    The Intersection of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence: Examining Their Combined Influence on News Dissemination and Credibility in the Digital Age (SSRN):
    https://lnkd.in/eDqgjWKH

    Declaration of Networks Against Hate (Strong Cities Network):
    https://lnkd.in/eMw5K6Wu

    UK’s internet watchdog unveils online criminal crackdown (Tech Informed):
    https://lnkd.in/ew9t5n4r

    5 Ways to Make Cities More Sustainable and Resilient (United Nations University, Bonn):
    https://lnkd.in/e3TKrp7r

    The Perilous Role of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media in Mass Protests (Modern Diplomacy):
    https://lnkd.in/e8vePNe7

    EDMO Survey Mapping: adversarial behaviour, prevention and protection (EDMO):
    https://lnkd.in/eDZ3ikc7

    Sentencing Outcomes for Extremist Actors in the United Kingdom, 2001-2022 (Perspectives on Terrorism):
    https://lnkd.in/emyjaPUH

    Melodies of Malice: Understanding How AI Fuels the Creation and Spread of Extremist Music (GNET Research):
    https://lnkd.in/ePSv6rPp

    Information integrity online and the European democracy shield (European Parliament):
    https://lnkd.in/eMXVPd3X

    Indonesia, Slovakia intensify cooperation in countering terrorism (Antara):
    https://lnkd.in/eJ2qQBpK

    Sensitive Content Classification in Social Media: A Holistic Resource and Evaluation (arXiv):
    https://lnkd.in/eFMu9XB8

    Video…
    Discuss On Free Speech, Fake News, Chat With Gov Soludo, Lifestyle +More | Sunrise (Channels Television):
    https://lnkd.in/e3KX-sQg

    Precision localization method for fake news detection across multiple domains (The Journal of Supercomputing):
    https://lnkd.in/eBATxhPH

    The complexities of online safety (Menzies Research Centre):
    https://lnkd.in/gjGBMzUM

    Exploring the nexus between climate insecurity and violent extremism (UNICRI):
    https://lnkd.in/eqMc76NY (News)
    https://lnkd.in/e5ihKCiH (Report)

    Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored (APA PsychNet):
    https://lnkd.in/eERqktPA

    Considerations Influencing Offense-Defense Dynamics From Artificial Intelligence (arXiv):
    https://lnkd.in/e6buJdbk

    Australian authorities need more access to encrypted messages, rightwing extremism inquiry says (The Guardian):
    https://lnkd.in/g74ZazKr

    How Much Should You Monitor Your Teen’s Social Media? (Child Mind Institute):
    https://lnkd.in/gF7hi5hE

    Detecting and Debunking Disinformation: The Role of University Libraries in Promoting Information Literacy (Suvremeni Mediteran):
    https://lnkd.in/e4eHmzqu

    How not to fight fake news (The News International):
    https://lnkd.in/ea73V6Vq

    Robert Gorwa Tackles the Politics of Platform Regulation (Tech Policy Press):
    https://lnkd.in/eVmqCz8E

    Social media firms told to remove hate speech – even if they’re not sure it’s illegal (The Telegraph):
    https://lnkd.in/eDVnhnAm

    Audio…
    Episode 3: What are the legal and governance implications of using AI in counterterrorism? (The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism, ICCT):
    https://lnkd.in/e4_nta3Y

    Cybertroops And Public Opinion Manipulation through Social Media In Indonesia (Centre for Strategic and International Studies):
    https://lnkd.in/e4NGNtXg

    It’s time for the European Union to rethink personal social networking (bruegel):
    https://lnkd.in/esYcvYSt

    Critical Perspectives on Anti-Government Extremism: A Research Note (Perspectives on Terrorism):
    https://lnkd.in/ersdqTuC

    Long COVID Discourse in Canada, the United States, and Europe: Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data (Journal of Medical Internet Research):
    https://lnkd.in/et4AFtez

    Audio…
    Folge #31 | Islamismusprävention im Fokus. Rückblick, aktuelle Entwicklungen und Zukunftsperspektiven (KN:IX talks):
    https://lnkd.in/gb9J4t4j

    We must understand why youth are radicalised. It’s not just manipulation (The Strategist, ASPI):
    https://lnkd.in/ePMKNSRY

    Video…
    Implementing the EU’s Terrorist Content Online Regulation (Cyber Threats Research Centre):
    https://lnkd.in/eUAQr7eY

    Audio…
    Episode 2: How are terrorists exploiting AI? (The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism, ICCT):
    https://lnkd.in/emjwMRHU

    Combating Fake News And Propaganda: Policy Approaches For Safeguarding Media Integrity And Public Trust In Pakistan (Advance Social Science Archives Journal):
    https://lnkd.in/e-2bmHyY

    Countering climate disinformation in Africa through Media and Information Literacy (UNESCO):
    https://lnkd.in/gED6U5pW

    Bangladesh’s Cyber Radicalization Crisis. Extremist groups in Bangladesh are increasingly using online platforms to spread violent ideologies (The Diplomat):
    https://lnkd.in/ewR-x77y

    AI Romance and Misogyny: A Speech Act Analysis (Phil Papers):
    https://lnkd.in/e3NM_fwG

    CaliphateTok: How Islamic State (IS) Leverages Social Media in Indonesia and the Power of Counter-Narratives (GNET):
    https://lnkd.in/esXxiJwd

    From Detection to Explanation: Effective Learning Strategies for LLMs in Online Abusive Language Research (King’s College London):
    https://lnkd.in/eiX8GuHk

    Modeling the Performance Impact of Misinformation on Social Media Servers (International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches):
    https://lnkd.in/enf_q4tQ

    Japan minister suggests regulating online disinformation (NHK World Japan):
    https://lnkd.in/gHFQFQ-G

    Analysing the Effect of Recommendation Algorithms on the
    Spread of Misinformation (ACM):
    https://lnkd.in/e-JMnswX

    The digital age’s silent war: The battle for truth (The Jordan Times):
    https://lnkd.in/eWh_WumT

    The Collaborative Practices and Motivations of Online Communities Dedicated to Voluntary Misinformation Response (arXiv):
    https://lnkd.in/ecNJdyFq

    The Fragile Balance: Leon Langdon on Free Speech and Combating Religious Hatred (International Policy Digest):
    https://lnkd.in/eV_D9A7v

    Do You Know What Fake News Is? An Exploration of and Intervention to Increase Youth’s Fake News Literacy (Youth & Society):
    https://lnkd.in/emP2Q5SP

    CO24191 | Unpacking the Role of Prophecy in Extremist Narratives (RSiS):
    https://lnkd.in/gXwHvHRx

    Freedom of Expression : News. A new Report on Freedom of Expression in 2023 in Council of Europe Member states is now available (Council of Europe):
    https://lnkd.in/eeqK7PQ7

    Video…
    Defending Democracy: Combatting Information Disorder by Sajjad Dadkhah (Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity):
    https://lnkd.in/eBxc7x6q

    How persuasive are political cheapfakes disseminated via social media? The effects of out-of-context visual disinformation on message credibility and issue agreement (Information, Communication & Society):
    https://lnkd.in/ey3yZ565

    Audio…
    eSafety’s Toby Dagg – What are our greatest online threats and what can we do (Start the Conversation):
    https://lnkd.in/et4Hx6Bp

    Fighting terrorism: Council approves conclusions on future priorities for countering terrorism (European Council):
    https://lnkd.in/gx2j6ha8

    Disinformation around vaccines will get worse, says WHO head (The Irish Times):
    https://lnkd.in/eAV6Uhfh

    A Policy Primer for Free Expression and Content Moderation (Public Knowdledge)…
    Part I: Centering Public Interest Values:
    https://lnkd.in/g6r2523h
    Part II: Empowering User Choice:
    https://lnkd.in/gPnUCubi
    Part III: Safeguarding Users:
    https://lnkd.in/g7S9C5mA
    Part IV: Tackling AI and Executing the Vision:
    https://lnkd.in/gMNK3CNY

    Audio, transcript…
    Podcast: Is the Misinformation Crisis Overblown? (Undark):
    https://lnkd.in/egYaH44x

    Protecting people from illegal harms online. Annex 1: Further stakeholder responses to our November 2023 Illegal Harms Consultation (Ofcom):
    https://lnkd.in/eJNvrKMX

    Journalists and Press Editors trained on conflict-sensitive media coverage on the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission’s Report (International Idea):
    https://lnkd.in/ehaPm3bq

    Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation (Inside Climate News):
    https://lnkd.in/gTyvMkrZ

    Video…
    AI vs. Misinformation: The Future of Fact-Checking (PolisLSE):
    https://lnkd.in/esrWqGY8

    Malaysian lawmakers approve broader internet controls (Bangkok Post):
    https://lnkd.in/e7v8xGeP

    Audio…
    Episode 1: What does AI mean for the security space? An introduction (The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism, ICCT):
    https://lnkd.in/eE_XtFzc

    Social Media Week 2025 – How to Tackle Harassment and Hate on Social Media (EBU Academy):
    https://lnkd.in/e-ZvVE3Y

    TRENDS organises panel discussion on tolerance, national belonging to combat extremism (Emirates News Agency):
    https://lnkd.in/eZJhB7TY

    Why AI-Generated Content Labeling Mandates Fall Short (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation):
    https://lnkd.in/erxyg_CP

    Terrorism, Extremism and the ‘Grey Area’ in Between: Towards a Strategic Conceptual Model of Response in the UK (Perspectives on Terrorism):
    https://lnkd.in/evsVwfEZ

    Intersectional Disparities within Automated Hate-speech Detection Across US Centered Social Media Content Social Media Content (Center for Democracy and Technology):
    https://lnkd.in/eWrE2Qss

    Access to Data for Researchers: A State of Play (Central European Digital Media Observatory):
    https://lnkd.in/eNyw6x2y

    The Next Chapter for Fact-Checking: Information Integrity (Centre for Governance Studies):
    https://lnkd.in/giziuWqi

    An Analysis of Compliance with Laws and Misinformation Management by Social Media Platforms in Nigeria (NITDA, Government of Nigeria):
    https://lnkd.in/eHbsccin

    Audio…
    Episode 245 – Is jihad hip and cool? (Canadian Intelligence Eh, Borealis):
    https://lnkd.in/ePjE64kj

    Majority cynical about digital platforms as a news source for politics, new RISJ report reveals (DPIR, University of Oxford):
    https://lnkd.in/e9nRn4Kf

    Examining the Effect of Fake News Awareness on Social Media Users’ News Sharing Behavior (Informing Science Institute):
    https://lnkd.in/eiD4P736

    Social media is a growing vehicle for climate misinformation (Canada’s National Observer):
    https://lnkd.in/e9EEnj-W

    African Union official calls for collective efforts to curb hate speech (newKerala):
    https://lnkd.in/ghH9MnTn

    What the War on Terror leaves behind: An introduction (European Journal of International Security):
    https://lnkd.in/ecuh4HmT

    Exploring the Persuasiveness of Valenced Fake News: A Construal-Level Theory Perspective (Journal of Intercultural Communication):
    https://lnkd.in/eM5i6mD3

    Disinformation threatens climate action, UN warns (Canada’s National Observer):
    https://lnkd.in/egkYaz9t

    Impact Tracing: Identifying the Culprit of Misinformation in Encrypted Messaging Systems (Cryptology ePrint Archive):
    https://lnkd.in/ezbCT8nP

    UNODC Strengthens South Africa’s Response to XRIRB-Related Incidents (UNODC):
    https://lnkd.in/gRpVyPir

    Adapting to the digital battlefield of the ‘caliphate’ warriors (Observer Research Foundation):
    https://lnkd.in/ebQGMxku

    Radical Choices – Gaming against Extremism (zebis):
    https://lnkd.in/egn4R6eH

    Video…
    EDMO online training: From single false news to narratives’ analysis and prebunking (STG Campus):
    https://lnkd.in/gTksV-8R

    A Study On Methods, Taxonomy Analysis, Challenges, And Opportunities In Machine Learning-based Hate Speech Detection On Twitter (International Journal of Social Sciences Bulletin):
    https://lnkd.in/eqdQwxqv

    Bust-AD: Fake ads infestation on Facebook (Debunk.org):
    https://lnkd.in/ev6Z_hCD

    Video…
    Nils Mallock: What motivates extremist political action? (CORE LIBRARY):
    https://lnkd.in/gxQcTqTY

    Why countering climate misinformation must be a priority (LSE):
    https://lnkd.in/e6A7VCv7

    Audio…
    Young Australians and Extremism with Dr Kristy Campion (Start the Conversation):
    https://lnkd.in/etQ5vAcX

    A Feminist Foreign Policy Approach to Counter-terrorism (AFFPC):
    https://lnkd.in/eEpqc2rX

    The disinformation landscape in Croatia (EU Disinfo Lab):
    https://lnkd.in/evWr_-Nt

    Contextualized Counterspeech: Strategies for Adaptation, Personalization, and Evaluation (arXiv):
    https://lnkd.in/eTYauHcy

    Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S. (Center for Climate Change Information, George Mason University):
    https://lnkd.in/geic5WbE

    Video…
    The Women of the Far Right. Social Media Influencers and Online Radicalization | Leidig and Zaslove (Radbound Reflects):
    https://lnkd.in/g-sdXTbD

    Audio, Transcript…
    What people really want from platforms (Reuters Institute & University of Oxford):
    https://lnkd.in/gjq-dPnH

    Mistrustful adults could be more vulnerable to vaccine conspiracy theories and bad at spotting fake news, report finds (ABC News, Australia):
    https://lnkd.in/ekFgtAev

    A comparative study of online disinformation and offline protests (SN Social Sciences):
    https://lnkd.in/e3ce_tMX

    Video…
    SIGNAL Media’s Disruptive by Design Podcast: Going Beyond Fake News: Disinformation & Misinformation (AFCEA International):
    https://lnkd.in/eJjcujaY

    Moderating Kiswahili Content on Social Media (Center for Democracy & Technology):
    https://lnkd.in/e3erBh6W

    Secure messaging apps challenge to anti-radicalisation efforts: Centre (The Tribune, India):
    https://lnkd.in/eTf7xJan

    Cyber hygiene prevents spread of misinformation in healthcare (Deloitte):
    https://lnkd.in/ep5yiUub

    Video…
    Sandy Schulman: Measuring risks and preventing extremism (CORE LIBRARY):
    https://lnkd.in/gFSJefy8

    Women and Equalities Committee launches new inquiry into community cohesion (UK Parliament):
    https://lnkd.in/eKT8nxNT

    Telegram promotes extremism, new study reveals (The News International):
    https://lnkd.in/eF37CdAT

    „Und wer soll das verstehen?“ – Wissenstransfer mittels Transferworkshop (Interventionen):
    https://lnkd.in/eE8MMurf

    Audio…
    UK Journalist Benjamin Zand – The Secret World of Incels (Start The Conversation):
    https://lnkd.in/e4rYjp4n

    eSafety statement on the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):
    https://lnkd.in/gavEjd3q

    Fight against terrorism and violent extremism: Council approves conclusions on reinforcing external-internal links (Council of the European Union):
    https://lnkd.in/efygJsQU

    Safeguarding democracy: Strategies to combat disinformation in electoral contexts (digwatch):
    https://lnkd.in/eUy-aekV

    Navigating the interplay of cognitive warfare and counterintelligence in African security strategies: insights and case studies (Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism):
    https://lnkd.in/eMvE4P_P

    Audio…
    The 5 eyes are skewing ‘radicalisation’ data (Borealis):
    https://lnkd.in/etdzhdGv

    Exploring the nexus between climate insecurity and violent extremism (UNICRI):
    https://lnkd.in/e2fjSVPr

    Audio…
    Combatting mis and disinformation with Ben James from AAP Factcheck (Start The Conversation):
    https://lnkd.in/eG8YNWAr

    Can the UK’s ‘Online Safety Act’ tame the hidden violence in leisure communities? (The Conversation):
    https://lnkd.in/g97XgmNS


    Free articles and analyses on soft counter-extremism, against hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:
    counter-terrorism.org
    preventhate.org
    strategism.org
    Recent LinkedIn posts with summaries on the above subjects:
    https://lnkd.in/eBarZAew

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