Website Statistics (Policyinstitute.net)
Dear Network, I am thrilled to share the latest statistics for my websites under Policyinstitute.net, de-news.net, and thorstenkoch.com. From 2017 to 2024, the total views…
Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, July 2025 (I/II)
Browse and read from a list of the 125 most popular LinkedIn resources – including 2 full eBooks and 9 videos – dealing with soft…
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Exploratory Framework: Ideological and Philosophical Constructs with Radical or Extremist Potential (Policyinstitute.net)
The study of political and philosophical worldviews that may predispose individuals to radical or extremist beliefs remains an under-explored domain within both the social sciences…
Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, June 2025 (II/II)
Browse and read from a list of the 350 most popular LinkedIn resources, also including 28 reports and five full eboks, five audios, and 16…
Deciphering authenticity in the age of AI: how AI-generated disinformation images and AI detection tools influence judgements of authenticity (AI & SOCIETY)
A better understanding of how people judge the authenticity of images is necessary given the rise of AI-generated false content, particularly realistic images used in…
How online misinformation works: a costly signalling perspective (arXiv)
The current chapter examines how reputational incentives that encourage speakers to speak honestly are altered by online communication, especially on social media. It looks at…
