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Online radicalization

The role of online platforms and algorithms in accelerating exposure to extremist content.

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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...

Feb 3, 2026

What are the warning signs of right-wing extremist radicalization?

Warning signs of fall into recognizable clusters: amplified , , shifts in language and ideology toward dehumanizing “out‑groups,” and concrete behavioral steps toward violence or operational preparati...

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,...