Browse and read from a list of the 260 most popular LinkedIn resources, including 10 audios and 14 videos, dealing with soft counter-extremism, countering hate speech, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. As posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second half of January 2025…
The Top 10 resources, as part of the current issue:
EU Commission formalises Big Tech effort to counter online hate speech (euronews):
https://lnkd.in/e7RhEx77
Fighting Hate Speech on Social Media: The Challenge of “Deep Work” in Digital Peacebuilding (Social Media and Peacebuilding):
https://lnkd.in/eT_vB7Ba
The role of social service in combating extremism, peace implications and challenges (Ain Shams University, Egypt):
https://lnkd.in/ey_qmV38
Pakistan outlaws disinformation with 3-year jail term (France24):
https://lnkd.in/gb-Ghp7C
Initiative On Education For The Prevention And Countering Of Violent Extremism Conducive To Terrorism (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/eW_W_J64
Workshop on combating hate speech organized in Irbid (Jordan News Agency):
https://lnkd.in/ex-7-SYy
UNOCT Global Counter-Terrorism Investigations Programme delivers specialized investigative interviewing course (UNOCT):
https://lnkd.in/eh9EYm5G
Australia’s new CT and CVE strategy: light on policy and specifics (ASPI):
https://lnkd.in/gJmHH9Ze
ISD Research Briefing: Monitoring Online Hate Speech in British Columbia (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/eznQWr6T
PhD Thesis…
A cross-country analysis (Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait) of the impact of cultural factors on de-radicalisation programmes (King’s College London):
https://lnkd.in/eDBCP3Br
Background:
Since 2017, we have filed about 18,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – more than 7,400 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 strategism.org, preventhate.org, and counter-terrorism.org.
When Disinformation Floods the Internet, Preserving Truth Requires Proper Equipment (SME Today, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eyjp4piM
The Paradox of The Internet in Journalism in Nigeria: Between Flexibility and Accuracy Challenges (BAILEO, Indonesia):
https://lnkd.in/eQ3FEg3f
EU’s Code of Conduct Countering Online Hate Speech Becomes Part of the DSA (Lexology):
https://lnkd.in/g-RBUHQb
Audio…
Demystifying the Disinformation Marketplace (CASBS, Stanford):
https://lnkd.in/gKAbY4Z3
Rescuing Counterspeech: A Bridging-Based Approach to Combating Misinformation (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e5KTwWhN
UK extremism approach should be based on behaviours, not ideologies – report (The Standard):
https://lnkd.in/e5pn9ibz
Initiative On Education For The Prevention And Countering Of Violent Extremism Conducive To Terrorism (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/eW_W_J64
How Effective Is Visualizing Data in Combating Misinformation? (Sustainability Directory):
https://lnkd.in/ekDDHZ-T
Audio…
Why People Believe Misinformation in War (Global Dispatches Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/eZBmQxeS
Free school lessons…
No likes for lies! Safer Internet Day has never been more important! (klicksafe):
https://lnkd.in/gc6keQk6 (News)
Toolkit ‘Spot and fight disinformation’ (EU Neighbours East):
https://lnkd.in/gGXQad9m
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Talking about extreme online violence with young people: advice for parents (The Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/e6zY49ub
A Safer Australia: Australia’s Counter-Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy launched (Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/evSaMT_e
Protecting the 2025 Bundestag elections from hybrid threats and disinformation (Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community):
https://lnkd.in/g2R8APy5
How healthy is Canada’s information environment? Action in the face of misinformation (Canadian Medical Association):
https://lnkd.in/e2YRDwcN
The Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/e5vvZtcg
Non-criminal justice interventions for countering cognitive and behavioural radicalisation amongst children and adolescents: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation (crimRxiv):
https://lnkd.in/ezAPWX9W
Are misinformation interventions different or fundamentally the same? (LSE):
https://lnkd.in/eY4WYcyi
Youth perspectives on fighting crime and terrorism in Mechelen (European Forum for Urban Security):
https://lnkd.in/epKrTPi4
Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Fact-Checking Social Media Content in Nigeria: An Analysis of Tools and Strategies for Combating Misinformation during Elections (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eR4iGhFA
EU rules setting limits on AI use go into force (DPA via yahoo! news):
https://lnkd.in/evNY9HWj
De-radicalizing Pakistan: A Path Toward Peace and Progress (The Spine Times):
https://lnkd.in/g7pSm9ZB
Video…
SIGNAL Media’s Disruptive by Design Podcast: Going Beyond Fake News: Disinformation & Misinformation (AFCEA International):
https://lnkd.in/eJjcujaY
Online Extremism and Disinformation Awareness Education for Children (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/erNZz-ma
Morocco’s BCIJ chief warns of new trends in terrorist radicalisation and recruitment (The Arab Weekly):
https://lnkd.in/e74QD8cq
Disinformation and Political Polarization: A Qualitative Study on the Role of Social Media to Develop Political Biases in Pakistan (JDSS):
https://lnkd.in/eb8Ytvzi
Islamic leaders call for unity against extremism at Bangkok conference (Arab News):
https://lnkd.in/ekEY8szb
Swearing, insults and hate speech: The social and psychological power of taboo language (Scroll, India):
https://lnkd.in/eiQchmGU
New research shows the problem of health misinformation in Canada is growing (Canadian Medical Association):
https://lnkd.in/e9GXAimh
Enhancing LLMs for Governance with Human Oversight: Evaluating and Aligning LLMs on Expert Classification of Climate Misinformation for Detecting False or Misleading Claims about Climate Change (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ecyjUf75
Free eBook. Reshare…
Handbook of Preventing Violent Extremism (Infoportal Extremisprävention):
https://lnkd.in/emiWjMrn
The law on hate speech and hate crime (Citizens Information, Ireland):
https://lnkd.in/ec33DGjv
Europe’s Teenage Jihadists: A Growing Security Challenge (Danish Institute for International Studies):
https://lnkd.in/ez6sfhcV
An Optimal Impulsive Control Approach to Dynamic Disinformation-Posting Policy for Social Bots (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e3UZbBnD
The Role of Social Media in Mali and its relation to violent extremism: a Youth Perspective (unicri):
https://lnkd.in/ePeKTafM
Hate Speech: Impact on Society, Individuals and Democracy (Blak and Black):
https://lnkd.in/eGU-EUBP
Cross-platform hatedom: Influencers’ strategies for managing affective aversion (Cuadernos.info):
https://lnkd.in/ejuFDuyu
Understanding the Spread of Science Misinformation (Dana-Faber Cancer Institute):
https://lnkd.in/g2zfMYdQ
Fake it to make it: New game challenges disinformation (Better Internet for Kids, European Union):
https://lnkd.in/ewB-Wrnm
Changing landscape of fake news research on social media: a bibliometric analysis (Quality & Quantity):
https://lnkd.in/ewEJGRqu
‘Form of violence’: Across globe, deepfake porn targets women politicians (Fact-Check by MedDMO):
https://lnkd.in/erQn24bD
From State to Social Actors in Extremism Prevention: A State of the Art (Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad):
https://lnkd.in/eBxbpg-X
Concrete Action to Combat Disinformation and Hate Speech: Ministry of Information, UNESCO and OIF Sign Partnership Agreement (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/gyYD9cwN
Govt says no plans to expand definition of extremism after leaked Home Office report (sky news):
https://lnkd.in/gB7rSAY9
Countering Violent Extremism Through Education and Policy (nature research intelligence):
https://lnkd.in/em-zd4Jy
Terrorism (nature research intelligence):
https://lnkd.in/eaB_xXYS
The World’s Top Global Risk Is Misinformation and Disinformation: World Economic Forum (Homeland Security News Wire):
https://lnkd.in/eSma5MdV
‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media (Forbes):
https://lnkd.in/eMcnmjJV
Successful Opening of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Terrorism and Extremism Studies in Europe (kabarbaru):
https://lnkd.in/eMgxb95V
The New Era of Terrorism: Trends and Challenges (Solaf Rashid Abujad):
https://lnkd.in/ecUPTerp
NLP@IIMAS-CLTL at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation: Combating Hate Speech Using Contextualized Knowledge Graph Representations and LLMs (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eXnkxqwr
Differential impact from individual versus collective misinformation tagging on the diversity of Twitter (X) information engagement and mobility (nature communications):
https://lnkd.in/eazVM_W4
AI-Driven Misinformation Identified as a Principal Short-Term Global Threat at Davos (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/ejdKd3qt
Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Strategies (Australian National Security, Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/ecFcw8Ea
Terrorism in the UK: Legislation and government strategy in Focus (House of Lords Library, UK Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/eY5uqnqW
Understanding How AI Fuels the Creation and Spread of Extremist Music (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/g3JYp2JB
Rechts. Extrem. Online. Wie man Jugendliche gegen rechtsextreme Einflüsse im Internet stark macht (klicksafe):
https://lnkd.in/ebUpyaCg
Report: Meta’s fact checking program failed to spot most disinformation (Mashable):
https://lnkd.in/gwgRcxyS
The ‘manosphere’ is being blamed for extremism – here’s what it really is (The Telegraph):
https://lnkd.in/eRNsg_f8
Bridging Communities: How Women Peacebuilders Promote Peace and Resilience to Prevent Violent Extremism (International Civil Rights Action Network):
https://lnkd.in/e_WvtU7i
Comprehensive Review of Digital Harassment Prevention and Intervention Strategies: Bystanders, Automated Content Moderation, Legal Frameworks, AI, Education, Reporting, and Blocking (International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research):
https://lnkd.in/gJJUsZiT
The AI Act Explorer (EU Artificial Intelligence Act):
https://lnkd.in/ewFkS_Sq
News finds me: Study identifies a widespread phenomenon linked to fake news susceptibility (PsyPost):
https://lnkd.in/eMYHExts
Phishing Vs. Smishing Vs. Disinformation: A Comparative Analysis (SentinelOne):
https://lnkd.in/erS3YrU7
Youth Minister appeals to stakeholders to support, protect youths (TVC News, Nigeria):
https://lnkd.in/eDecjh9u
A Safer Australia – Australia’s Counter-Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy (Australian National Security, Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/ecFcw8Ea
The role of worldviews, radicalization risk factors, and personality in harassment of scientists (scientific reports):
https://lnkd.in/eqzpucbK
New publication in cooperation with EU DisinfoLab: Disinformation landscape in Czech Republic (CEDMO):
https://lnkd.in/etbXwXDZ
Fake news detection based on BERT multi-domain and multi-modal fusion network (Computer Vision and Image Understanding):
https://lnkd.in/gmPvQRJR
Attention-based Bidirectional GRU hybrid model for inappropriate content detection in Urdu language (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eeFc8V-i
Disinformation Detection: Developing a Categorical Framework Through Thematic Analysis (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/et8VKbf3
State orders social media platforms to set up physical offices in Kenya to curb online abuses (The Eastleigh Voice):
https://lnkd.in/eBbwbTbf
All is perceptions and image ( All Different – All Equal, Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/e3vp6dxK
Video…
Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms – Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (UK Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/eGS4fCYB
Govt, civil society join hands to counter violent extremism (DAWN):
https://lnkd.in/eVWU8ymw
Health in the age of disinformation (The Lancet):
https://lnkd.in/eYjakUXU
UK government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/emkT_fgD
Audio…
The Truth Dilemma: Trust and Misinformation With the Rise of AI (Lives of Tomorrow, WGSN):
https://lnkd.in/ePCmzika
Network of AI-generated fake news sites uncovered in advertising fraud scheme (PPC Land):
https://lnkd.in/e64Rkm6b
AI Tools and the Alt-Right: A Double-Edged Sword for P/CVE (GNET):
https://lnkd.in/eSVveHRK
Health misinformation is rampant and deepens inequities for marginalized communities (healthy debate):
https://lnkd.in/eCQPuBDh
Video…
Webinar Recap: Prosecuting Terrorism (NCITE):
https://lnkd.in/emnRx7je
Exposure to hate in online and traditional media: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of this exposure on individuals and communities (crimRxiv):
https://lnkd.in/eZu2VEpc
Mis/Disinformation: The Skew of Information and Its Impacts on You (THE CYBEREDGE):
https://lnkd.in/eSq7Dv6X
A Dataset for The Study of Online Radicalization Through Incel Forum Archives (Journal of Quantitative Description):
https://lnkd.in/eymwaXNb
Video…
SIGNAL Media’s Disruptive by Design: Combatting Misinformation Without Compromising Speech Rights (AFCEA International):
https://lnkd.in/e2hPDBHs
Social Media Monitoring Unit for Mitigation of Hate Speech and Objectionable Content (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/e_WG6GBf
Technology and Social Media’s Hidden Cost: Social Dilemma, Mental Health, Misinformation, and Manipulative Practices (Preprints):
https://lnkd.in/eiqsb8Y6
Restoring trust online: what can we learn from cybersecurity’s zero trust models? (World Economic Forum):
https://lnkd.in/eQU7DvWD
UNC researchers use AI technology to combat climate data misinformation (wunc):
https://lnkd.in/eHsSYWtG
Inoculation reduces social media engagement with affectively polarized content in the UK and US (communications psychology):
https://lnkd.in/ehMZ7ruU
Audio…
The State of the DSA (Zooming in on Hate):
https://lnkd.in/etyMtXXR
Teenagers Struggle With AI-Generated Misinformation (The Pinnacle Gazette):
https://lnkd.in/eEJqpyCD
Scouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces (GNET):
https://lnkd.in/eU_PD-dj
Influence of gender and religion on public perception of counter-terrorism efforts in Northeast Nigeria (World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/eD8PuM8b
EU Statement – UN Security Council: Strengthening African Leadership and Implementation of Counter-terrorism Initiatives (Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York):
https://lnkd.in/eqVCAJqp
Combating Misinformation: The Importance of Addressing Emotional Responses (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/eNf8xD9k
Information Degradation and Misinformation in Gossip Networks (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/euBJ-u4Z
AI-Powered Solutions in Counter-Terrorism and Cybersecurity: Ethical and
Operational Challenges (Researchgate):
https://lnkd.in/eHhk4Swc
Undergraduates’ appraisal and coping responses to dis/misinformation issues on social media: Implications for information literacy education (The Journal of Academic Librarianship):
https://lnkd.in/eKAr_nYH
Tackling digital safety challenges to create a safer online world in 2025 (World Economic Forum):
https://lnkd.in/ec5aQHwf
Preparing Albertans for Climate Change E-Course (University of Calgary):
https://lnkd.in/etE4h3DG
Journalism faces challenges of AI, misinformation, declining trust (Zawya):
https://lnkd.in/eENnhj_d
Perceptions and practices of young people regarding COVID-19 health misinformation and the underlying interdependencies (Cultures of Science):
https://lnkd.in/e9imfg3J
Hate speech versus free speech in the context of communication on social media platforms (University of Agder):
https://lnkd.in/eYMtJwMj
Critical Thinking to Counter Extremism in Schools (Ceylon Today):
https://lnkd.in/eMz6XRW8
Learning from the past: How history education shapes support for extreme ideology (CEPR):
https://lnkd.in/gGEqfGBP
An Examination of the Impact of Social Media Anonymity and Intensity of Online Conflict and Aggressive Behavior (SPCRD):
https://lnkd.in/etsf4968
Dynamics of Toxicity in Political Podcasts (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/gdf5uMen
Global South Can Leverage EU Digital Services Act Principles to Fight Online Harm (Center for the Study of Organized Hate):
https://lnkd.in/etx875qF
ISD Written Evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Inquiry, on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/eSbwR34V
Regulating Disinformation ‘in Books’ and ‘in Action’ – What are the Challenges? (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/exMeAU9S
Censorship in the Digital Age: Challenges Under Indian Media Laws (Lawful Legal):
https://lnkd.in/eTgezFA9
Synthesizing Research on Radicalization: Insights from a Text-Mining Systematic Review (Ideas, Repec):
https://lnkd.in/eH63uQqt
Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/e4js4mhB
Strengthening Resilience Against Violent Extremism in Asia (STRIVE Asia) (UNDP Uzbekistan):
https://lnkd.in/gnZJHhXD
TRENDS, Salam Centre for Countering Extremism Studies sign agreement (Emirates News agency):
https://lnkd.in/ezan_RjH
Video…
(Resumed) African-led and development-focused counter-terrorism: strengthening African leadership and implementation of counter-terrorism initiatives – Security Council, 9842nd meeting (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/eyMPZU_3
Recalibrating coastal West Africa’s response to violent extremism (defenceWeb):
https://lnkd.in/gPpjp-7s
Disinformation and fake news as externalities of digital advertising: a close reading of sociotechnical imaginaries in programmatic advertising (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eXJh37CT
Health in the age of disinformation (The Lancet):
https://lnkd.in/edJGn9aB
From ‘Humiliation’ to Radical Beliefs: Navigating political subjectivities and ideological shifts in trajectories of radicalization (SciELO Brazil):
https://lnkd.in/eWsWJ3uf
The Impact of Social Media (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/eV9K5sCE
Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis (The Sociological Review):
https://lnkd.in/ek62y9Y5
Navigating Misinformation: A Guide to Online Media Literacy by StopFake (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/e7jmEWsc
Detecting Fabricated News in Social Media Posts (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/evYQckH6
FG Reunites 5,000 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists With Families (Naija News, Nigeria):
https://lnkd.in/e3Ez-BQ5
Providing for effective reintegration of violent extremist offenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina (PER-VEO) (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/exNFeQec
News, audio…
Penemue: Using AI to combat online hate (Telekom):
https://lnkd.in/eemUiQak (News)
https://lnkd.in/eJStUftm (Podcast)
Counter-Terrorism: Adoption of Presidential Statement (Security Council Report):
https://lnkd.in/e5GKe6yU
The Growing Power of Online Communities of the Extreme-Right: Deriving Strength, Meaning, and Direction From Significant Socio-Political Events ‘in Real Life’ (ICCT):
https://lnkd.in/guuFX9bN
Cyberbullying, misinformation threat to societal harmony (The Sun, Malaysia):
https://lnkd.in/enSR-ch9
Audio…
Can extremism amongst young men be stopped? (Political Currency):
https://lnkd.in/e5QpYcMB
Understanding the complex links between social media and health behaviour (thebmj):
https://lnkd.in/gPWM_6-U
Children are sexually abused online regularly, and the problem is only growing. Here’s what experts suggest (CTV News):
https://lnkd.in/gagVpdAv
Leveraging Advanced NLP Techniques and Data Augmentation to Enhance Online Misogyny Detection (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/gT4B5tfn
Child online sexual victimisation – infographic (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):
https://lnkd.in/gQgNJxxQ
Three reasons Meta will struggle with community fact-checking (MIT Technology Review):
https://lnkd.in/ei2sT8au
New West wants to combat extremism and strengthen social cohesion (New Westminster Record):
https://lnkd.in/eYRUCFWi
Challenges in Identifying Fake News Among German Students (The Munich Eye):
https://lnkd.in/eA7MCiWW
Prime minister warns of ‘new’ kind of terror threat – but data suggests it’s been growing for years (sky news via yahoo! news):
https://lnkd.in/eqdAqSWH
Counter-terrorism in Africa: Open Debate (Security Council Report):
https://lnkd.in/eSki8KT2
Cases of extremism and terror attacks on the decline (The Saturday Standard, Kenya):
https://lnkd.in/efujHFxv
Effective and responsible content: Sharjeel for countering extremist narratives (Business Recorder):
https://lnkd.in/e6K_XxAe
Audio…
Journalisten im Fadenkreuz von Hate Speech (Podcast “Journalismus machen”):
https://lnkd.in/exAFdBz6
Call for an initiative against fake news and disinformation (DELANO, Luxemburg):
https://lnkd.in/ezJMTiz9
Regulating online hate speech to avoid harm is not censorship (The Express Tribune):
https://lnkd.in/efPK3ATp
Commission welcomes the integration of the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the Digital Services Act (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/ecfH4R6M
The Destructive Spread of Misinformation Within Communities (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/e_QnKxXC
Video…
BC Today, Jan. 28: Disinformation and foreign interference (CBC British Columbia):
https://lnkd.in/gGcisKse
Unveiling Hate Speech Dynamics: An Examination of Discourse Targeting the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) (Social Inclusion):
https://lnkd.in/eWH_gQ2x
Audio…
Episode 1 : Alex and Julian from Violence Prevention Network (CPN-PREV):
https://lnkd.in/eb5M9-dW
Hate speech reaches dangerous levels in Greek-language internet content, study finds (philenews):
https://lnkd.in/e5aBbBSj
NCCE engages groups in East Gonja on violent extremism (BusinessGhana):
https://lnkd.in/ewCHNzJY
Vaccine Misinformation: A Lasting Side Effect From Covid (BARRON’S):
https://lnkd.in/exda5nJh
From Scarcity to Capability: Empowering Fake News Detection in Low-Resource Languages with LLMs (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eJmWmFzC
CSEval: Towards Automated, Multi-Dimensional, and Reference-Free Counterspeech Evaluation using Auto-Calibrated LLMs (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eZbvS_qt
CODEOFCONDUCT at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation: A Context-Aware Model for Robust Counterspeech Generation in Low-Resource Languages (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/e5Hv37Ug
A Hybrid Attention Framework for Fake News Detection with Large Language Models (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/esWSYEzD
Audio…
Government promises to take all possible measures against extremism in Australia: Explainer on 27 January (SBS):
https://lnkd.in/ev8tetda
Strengthening Mauritania’s resilience against disinformation (DW Akademie):
https://lnkd.in/eqQi4euG
Leveraging AI-Driven Tools for Capacity Building in Crisis Response: Enhancing Moderation and Crisis Management on Smaller Digital Platforms in Africa (GNET):
https://lnkd.in/gAR-uKhb
Don’t expand terrorist label, says former anti-terror chief (BBC):
https://lnkd.in/gZAhVBGq
Oral statement to Parliament. Southport attack: next steps (GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/e__PkJgi
Davos 2025: Advertisers urged to combat disinformation on social media platforms (FactCheckHub):
https://lnkd.in/gaiHCtir
PhD project: Social Media, Misinformation, and AI (Data Lab, Aarhus University):
https://lnkd.in/eK9K4xu4
Prevalence, Motivations, and Implications of Hate Following Among the Youth of Mumbai Towards Celebrities on Social Media Platforms (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e4FudWEm
Can prebunking outpace fake news? (360info):
https://lnkd.in/eeiYmSgn
Video…
How disinformation works | Episode 4: Confirming existing beliefs 9:16 (European Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/eFGaaAvz
Video…
How Can We Keep Kids Safe Online in the Age of AI? (Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy at McGill University):
https://lnkd.in/gnScCW-Y
Failing to Prevent: Lessons from the Southport tragedy (ISD):
https://lnkd.in/eACrHTjQ
Extremist content is everywhere – the Online Safety Act won’t stop terrorism unless it targets smaller platforms (LBC, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eJjkahhG
New report shows social media giants obstruct independent research for political online safety (Royal Holloway University of London):
https://lnkd.in/gvd6CWkC (News)
https://lnkd.in/gDN5pMJT (Study)
Video…
How disinformation works | Episode 5: Presenting things out of context – 9:16 (European Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/e5SEsEmq
Misinformation and disinformation amplify international risk issues (The Manila Times):
https://lnkd.in/ew2itNgT
HW-TSC at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eAyy8vFg
Responding to the challenges emerging from the intersection of violent extremism conducive to terrorism and climate fragility (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/ghrE2tWK
Jugendliche sind Fake News ausgesezt – so wichtig ist das PZ-Projekt KLASSE! (PZ-News.de):
https://lnkd.in/eRwHWKXK
Disinformation Analysis for Web Narratives (DAWN) (RootWise):
https://lnkd.in/e–nBNVN
An Optimized Weighted-Voting-Based Ensemble Learning Approach for Fake News Classification (Ideas, Repec):
https://lnkd.in/et2cXrTD
The Impact of Hate Speech on the Electoral Integrity in The Gambia (The Alkamba Times):
https://lnkd.in/eEpWU8ST
Compilation of promising practices on combating hate speech at national level (2025) (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/ePfPsTtW
University Students’ Perception On The Influence Of Social Economic Status On Vulnerability To Radicalization In Kenya: Implications For Counselling (African Journal of Emerging Issues):
https://lnkd.in/gc7m6Vcb
Laser Institute for Graduate Studies Holds Workshop on Extremism (University of Baghdad):
https://lnkd.in/g7fdWP35
Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization on the Internet (Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in Countering Cyber Terrorism) (e3s-sciences):
https://lnkd.in/eQXqauBg
Misinformation is the biggest short-term risk to the world, says WEF (euronews):
https://lnkd.in/emUxrBDE
A Safer Australia: Australia’s Counter-Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy launched (The National Tribune, Australia):
https://lnkd.in/gX9JEENA
Think Outside the Data: Colonial Biases and Systemic Issues in Automated Moderation Pipelines for Low-Resource Languages (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eCr-9×36
Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health):
https://lnkd.in/eecMnCym (News)
https://lnkd.in/eaMuSf_y (Report)
Protect your business from the consequences of fake news (Reputation Crisis):
https://lnkd.in/e-XPbfaz
Indonesia vows ongoing support for Africa’s counterterrorism efforts (ANTARA):
https://lnkd.in/eunr4vM5
Incel Paradox: Hating Others, While Hating Themselves? (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eeSUPUH9
Religiös begründete Herausforderungen und islambezogene Konflikte in der Schule. Perspektiven von Lehrkräften und Schulsozialarbeiter:innen (ZepRa):
https://lnkd.in/eTmDkaZ4
Online hate speech alarming-Media Authority (No. 1 Citizen, South Sudan):
https://lnkd.in/eNSYZi-W
Zukunftswerkstatt Evaluationsdatenbank (PrEval):
https://lnkd.in/gUEGxurQ
Video…
Quantifying the Impact of Misinformation and Vaccine-Skeptical Content on Facebook (Stanford Cyber Policy Center):
https://lnkd.in/emyn5Bav
A Machine Learning-Based Framework for Fake News Detection Using BERT, Logistic Regression, and TF-IDF Vectorization (JETIR):
https://lnkd.in/ezaMfgHC
Pisa-Auswertung. Schüler erkennen Fake News schlecht (Stuttgarter Nachrichten):
https://lnkd.in/ecMtXVUk
Textual Filter for Detecting & Preventing Offensive Content in Social Networks for English Words (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e84zx9FJ
Waffe oder Werkzeug? Soziale Medien zwischen Propaganda und Prävention (Abschlussbericht ExPO 2020–2024):
https://lnkd.in/eDq3Cw4w
Social Media Regulation: Navigating the Bright and Dark Side (JETIR):
https://lnkd.in/eh9ipudu
Echoes of Discord: Forecasting Hater Reactions to Counterspeech (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/ewz-EMbq
Audio…
Episode 253 – Another bad year for terrorism in Africa? (Canadian Intelligence Eh, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting):
https://lnkd.in/gyhqXYPr
Video…
Desinformation: Wieso wir Fake News glauben wollen – Shortcut (DER SPIEGEL):
https://lnkd.in/eB63p4fY
Northeastern Uni at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation: Enhancing Counter Speech Generation with LLM Alignment through Direct Preference Optimization (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eP8eMmny
Wird genug getan, um zu verhindern, dass Fake News die öffentliche Meinung beeinflussen? (statista):
https://lnkd.in/e9khqi6d
Survey aims to map out radicalisation in Flemish schools (The Brussels Times):
https://lnkd.in/gvHQqfbE
Is It Possible to Stop Terrorists Who Act Alone? (Governing):
https://lnkd.in/gwX259kN
Cybersecurity and the Ethical Impact of Disinformation (RSAC Conference):
https://lnkd.in/gA-Usn6D
New Frontiers in Fighting Misinformation (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/efjnPvPn
Kein „Spezialfall“ – Zur Professionalisierungsdebatte in der Ausstiegs-und Distanzierungsarbeit (ZepRa):
https://lnkd.in/eK2EcsRF
Propagation of Hate Speech on Social Network X: Trends and Approaches (Ideas, Repec):
https://lnkd.in/eaxNKZZC
The World Economic Forum Warns: Data Manipulation is the Leading Global Threat of the Future (TrueScreen):
https://lnkd.in/ez7Rv3Qp
Indonesia Steps Up Efforts Against Radicalisation With New Task Force (BERNAMA):
https://lnkd.in/eVxi7M_p
Die versteckten “Kosten” von Hate Speech: Gesellschaftliche und psychologische Auswirkungen (MIMIKAMA):
https://lnkd.in/edMqzxmG
Hass im Netz gefährdet Engagement der Jugend (Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger):
https://lnkd.in/gkUSv5DE (Nachricht)
https://lnkd.in/g6jsypyA (Studie)
Commission welcomes the integration of the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the Digital Services Act (eureporter):
https://lnkd.in/eMkmQMCm
Der Anschlag von Magdeburg: Warum ist es kein Terrorismus? (mdr Wissen):
https://lnkd.in/e8y8m8zu
Correcting campaign misinformation: Experimental evidence from a two-wave panel study (Misinformation Review):
https://lnkd.in/geizP3jQ
Video…
Harnessing Partisan Motives to Combat Misinformation (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford):
https://lnkd.in/gDmeFJRb
Influential Podcasts Disseminate Harmful Health Misinformation (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/euG37UEC
TrenTeam at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation: Multilingual Passage Re-Ranking Approaches for Knowledge-Driven Counterspeech Generation Against Hate (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/e2aC8QsS
Cyberbullying and Gen Z: The Silent Epidemic We Need to Talk About (Woke Waves):
https://lnkd.in/ePvSj_gu
Misinformation and Disinformation and their impact on the future of PR and Communication – Your Questions Answered (International association for the measurement and evaluation of communication):
https://lnkd.in/eKfYtTXA
E-Commerce and Extremism: Dropshipping and the Continued Sale of White Supremacist Merchandise on Amazon (GNET):
https://lnkd.in/eE4sKEAx
Influcirco, The Italian Women Hating On Influencers May Also Have A Point (Worldcrunch):
https://lnkd.in/e2rdgea4
Pakistan’s National Assembly Passes Cybercrime and Digital Identity Bills (WORLDECHO, Pakistan):
https://lnkd.in/eVPtdHAY
Video…
How are extremists using gaming platforms to radicalise? (Roundtable):
https://lnkd.in/eMEgpTmP
Individual Misinformation Tagging Reinforces Echo Chambers; Collective Tagging Does Not (SPringer nature Research Communities):
https://lnkd.in/e8uR6z8U
Can Sebenarnya.my’s Chatbot Effectively Combat Fake News and Misinformation? (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/ey9KT2Sg
Gambia: Government Launches Nationwide Campaign to Combat Misinformation, Disinformation (FOROYAA Newspaper via AllAfrica):
https://lnkd.in/e_qiKvdx
AI, disinformation and cyber security (UK Parliament):
https://lnkd.in/e77aFXXU
Combating Disinformation: Key Learnings from the Crisis Communication Conference (DISA):
https://lnkd.in/eAP6n7tB
RSSN at Multilingual Counterspeech Generation: Leveraging Lightweight Transformers for Efficient and Context-Aware Counter-Narrative Generation (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/exTahk-f
Populism, post-truth politics, & disaster risk: Challenges for governance and marginalised communities (DRR Dynamics via Preventionweb):
https://lnkd.in/gnAgTFHT
Online Violence Poses New Extremist Threat to U.K., Prime Minister Says (DNYUZ):
https://lnkd.in/exrrf2sA
Google report warns of AI’s expanding role in cybercrime and disinformation (Tech Monitor):
https://lnkd.in/e6xUkABk
A Survey on Combating Hate Speech through Detection and Prevention in English (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/e7u-hNnq
Strengthening National Approaches to Address Climate-Related Security Risks and Violent Extremism: Key Insights and Recommendations from the Nouakchott Validation Workshop (unicri):
https://lnkd.in/eXQBnQcZ
Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition (BBC):
https://lnkd.in/eJgWq93Q
EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election (Reuters):
https://lnkd.in/eeXmiRcf
Optimizing Fake News Detection in Resource-Constrained Devices Using Transformer Distillation (FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Technology):
https://lnkd.in/eGRjEm-u
Video…
New approaches to measuring the impact of counter-disinformation campaigns (EU DisinfoLab):
https://lnkd.in/exijDsWX
Reshare…
Emojis Trash or Treasure: Utilizing Emoji to Aid Hate Speech Detection (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eKAKrQbq
Reshare…
A Corpus of Hindi-English Code-Mixed Posts to Hate Speech Detection (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eiqqKhGm
Reshare…
MULTILATE: A Synthetic Dataset on AI-Generated MULTImodaL hATE Speech (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eVPfskDj
Free articles and analyses on soft counter-extremism, against hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:
preventhate.org
strategism.org
counter-terrorism.org
Recent LinkedIn posts with summaries on the above subjects:
https://lnkd.in/eBarZAew
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