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Online radicalization

The process of online radicalization of young people through meme culture and social media

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Jan 24, 2026
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The British Government Game Pathways had the unintended consequence of making the character of Amelia an icon.

The government-funded interactive course produced a fictional antagonist, , who rapidly escaped its educational frame and became a viral online icon—celebrated, repurposed, and weaponized by disparate...

Jan 17, 2026
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What documented real-world harms resulted from Pizzagate- and QAnon-related incidents?

The Pizzagate episode and the QAnon movement produced a pattern of documented real-world harms: individual acts of violence and threats, reputational and economic damage to private people and business...

Jan 10, 2026
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Are shootings linked to party affiliation or to broader factors like ideology and rhetoric

The evidence does not support a simple link between shooters and ordinary party affiliation (Democrat vs. Republican); studies and fact-checking show that most mass shooters’ voter registrations are u...

Jan 28, 2026

What are the age, gender, and geographic demographics of the groyper movement’s supporters?

are predominantly a young, internet‑native cohort with a strong male skew and roots in the , though their appeal has spread to pockets abroad; reporting describes a movement built around meme culture,...

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