The latest VOX-Pol newsletter is live! 📰 Catch up on TASM 2026, our Summer School recap, and new research on AI deepfakes, platform moderation, and TikTok radicalisation: voxpol.eu/vox-pol-news...

VOX-Pol Newsletter 13(7) - VOX - Pol

Welcome to Volume 13, Issue 7 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter TASM 2026 VOX-Pol was proud to co-host the fifth in-person TASM Conference, held at Swansea University on 16-18 June. There were a total...

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How did studying online violent extremism go from a niche academic corner to a global field? 🌐 In the final VOX-Pol Guest Lecture, pioneers Prof Stuart Macdonald & Prof Maura Conway reflect on 15 years of research, evolution, & algorithmic regulation. 📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0G...

Reflecting on the incredible energy at the VOX-Pol Summer School at Swansea University? Researching violent online extremism brings unique mental health & institutional hurdles, but you don't have to navigate them alone. 🤝 Watch our ECR Roundtable on YouTube for tips- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwdi...

VOX-Pol 2026 Guest Lecture Series: Early Career Researcher Roundtable

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Where is misogyny research heading, and what’s holding it back? 🌐 A new VOX-Pol roundtable with Drs. Elizabeth Pearson, Eviane Leidig, Ashley M. & Lisa Sugiura dives into online hate, digital subcultures, and academic barriers. Watch on the VOXPol YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=elMN...

How is AI reshaping online extremism? Dr. Erin Saltman (GIFCT) explores the threats and opportunities in this evolving landscape—an essential overview for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. This video is part of the VOXPol 2026 Guest Lecture Series. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AugZ...

VOX-Pol 2026 Guest Lecture Series: Dr Erin Saltman

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Presenting at #TASM in Swansea? Don't let your insights stop at the final slide! VOX-Pol wants to amplify your work. Turn your conference papers or in-progress research into an impactful blog post for our global network. Keep the momentum going. Visit the guidelines here voxpol.eu/how-to-submi...

On Route to My Fave Conference Ever #TASM (Terrorism and Social Media) Looking Forward to Presenting Some Research and Chairing Some Panels/Roundtables as Well as Catching up With So Many Friends 😍😍🥂🥂🥂🍷🍷🍻🍻 Also Excited to Run a Session at the VOX-Pol Summer School 💃💃💃💃

Get on this if you can. Man Up is an (unsurprisingly) remarkable book that should be compulsory reading

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🎥 New on the VOX-Pol YouTube Channel! Todays spotlight is on Dr Cynthia Miller-Idriss who discusses how online misogyny can shape contemporary radicalization pathways. A must-watch for anyone researching digital culture, extremism, and gender-based harms. 📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyM...

I’m really looking forward to attending & presenting at TASM 2026. I’ll be discussing how radical right groups use multimodal strategies associated with social media influencers to present themselves as authentic, culturally relevant & relatable. #extremismstudies #forensiclinguistics

VOX-Pol@vox-pol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

⏳ The countdown is ON! Only 1 WEEK left until TASM 2026 kicks off at Swansea University (June 16–18). Join 250+ delegates and 100+ global speakers tackling online extremism, AI, tech regulation, and the funding-backed TASM Sandpit. Registration closes in days—secure your spot! 🛡️ 👉 tasmconf.com

I'm sorry. How am I supposed to finish preparing for #TASM2026 when this is sleeping beside me? @vox-pol.bsky.social

The countdown is officially over—the TASM Conference kicks off tomorrow! Whether you are joining us to learn, network, or collaborate, this week is going to be packed with invaluable takeaways. 🔗 Check out the schedule over the next 3 days here: tasmconf.com Which session are you looking forward to?

🎥 New on the VOX-Pol YouTube Channel! Todays spotlight is on Dr Cynthia Miller-Idriss who discusses how online misogyny can shape contemporary radicalization pathways. A must-watch for anyone researching digital culture, extremism, and gender-based harms. 📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyM...

VOX-Pol 2026 Guest Lecture Series: Prof Cynthia Miller-Idriss

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The latest VOX-Pol newsletter is now live! 📰 Catch up on the newest research, publications, and upcoming events from our network on violent online political extremism and radicalisation. Read Issue #13(6) on our website: 👉 voxpol.eu/vox-pol-news...

VOX-Pol Newsletter 13(6) - VOX - Pol

Welcome to Volume 13, Issue 6 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter Catch Up on the 2026 VOX-Pol Lecture Series! We are thrilled to share that the latest 2026 VOX-Pol Lecture Series is now fully recorded ...

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⏳ The countdown is ON! Only 1 WEEK left until TASM 2026 kicks off at Swansea University (June 16–18). Join 250+ delegates and 100+ global speakers tackling online extremism, AI, tech regulation, and the funding-backed TASM Sandpit. Registration closes in days—secure your spot! 🛡️ 👉 tasmconf.com

📢 New on the VOX-Pol Blog: "The Void as the Caliphate: The Islamic State’s Use of Nihilistic Aesthetics to Target Estranged Youth" in which Saif T. examines how IS is incorporating nihilistic aesthetics to prey upon the vulnerabilities & insecurities of young people online. voxpol.eu/is-nihilisti...

The Void as the Caliphate: The Islamic State's Use of Nihilistic Aesthetics to Target Estranged Youth - VOX - Pol

How the Islamic State uses nihilistic TikTok aesthetics, loneliness, and youth identity crises to spread extremist propaganda online.

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Featured in this month's newsletter, extremism expert J.M. Berger lays out "14 Theses Concerning Online Political Violence." His core argument is urgent: the threat landscape has fundamentally shifted, and we can no longer address digital safety through a 2016 lens. Read 👇 medium.com/the-berger-d...

14 Theses on Online Political Violence

The old world of content safety practices is dead, and the new one is struggling to be born.

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Our latest newsletter is up on the website now and can be viewed in full here voxpol.eu/vox-pol-news... To sign up to our monthly newsletter please subscribe at this link 👇: voxpol.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

VOX-Pol Newsletter 13(5) - VOX - Pol

Welcome to Volume 13, Issue 5 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. There is just over one month to go until the TASM (Terrorism and Social Media) Conference, which VOX-Pol is proud to co-organise. TASM ...

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TASM 2026 is just around the corner! As the leading international conference on extremist use of online platforms; keynote presentations from leading experts and a selection of breakout sessions featuring 100+ speakers. 📅 16-18 June 📍Swansea University Visit tasmconf.com to secure your pass today!

My latest out today for @vox-pol.bsky.social — “UpScrolled and The Co-Option Of Legitimate Civic Discourse” voxpol.eu/blurred-line...

Blurred Lines: Upscrolled And The Co-Option Of Legitimate Civic Discourse - VOX - Pol

By Sam David UpScrolled, a social media platform for microblogging and short-form video sharing, experienced rapid growth in late January 2026 following disputes surrounding TikTok’s US operations. Th...

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Rest in peace Garth Davies. He embodied the ethos of VOX-Pol: encouraging collaboration, championing early career researchers, and fostering community. Condolences to his family, friends, and @sfucriminology.bsky.social colleagues. www.sfu.ca/criminology/...

🚨Event Alert - The Only Way is Ethics: Next Gen Networks Unite🚨 Please Join Us on Mon 27 April, 5-6.30 BST For a Session Connecting #ECRs #PHDs With the Leading Networks Helping Navigate Ethically Complex, Sensitive Research 😍 Sign Up Here 👇👇 forms.office.com/e/enPWBSWeBa

⏳ Just five days left to apply! Applications for the Catalyst Public Policy Champions Programme close this week on Friday, 20 February.

VOX-Pol@vox-pol.bsky.social · 6mo ago

VOX-Pol Institute (VPI) partnering with Christchurch Call Foundation & @hertieschool.bsky.social Exec Ed on new, fully funded programme equipping professionals to tackle tech-facilitated gender-based violence & its links to violent extremism. More info: www.hertie-school.org/en/short-pro...

Many congrats to our @crexuio.bsky.social colleagues, with whom we've been pleased to collaborate on a number of events, on their 10-year anniversary and their ongoing commitment to researching the far-right.

C-REX@crexuio.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yesterday marked 10 years since C‑REX was founded. This thread highlight what the center has done — research, PhDs, datasets, events, policy engagement and international partnerships. THREAD 🧵 www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/

Closing date for applications: 20 Feb.

VOX-Pol@vox-pol.bsky.social · 6mo ago

VOX-Pol Institute (VPI) partnering with Christchurch Call Foundation & @hertieschool.bsky.social Exec Ed on new, fully funded programme equipping professionals to tackle tech-facilitated gender-based violence & its links to violent extremism. More info: www.hertie-school.org/en/short-pro...

VOX-Pol Institute (VPI) partnering with Christchurch Call Foundation & @hertieschool.bsky.social Exec Ed on new, fully funded programme equipping professionals to tackle tech-facilitated gender-based violence & its links to violent extremism. More info: www.hertie-school.org/en/short-pro...

Catalyst Public Policy Champions Programme

Building policy leadership to counter technology-facilitated gender-based violence and violent extremism. Learn more and apply now!

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Thanks for the recommendation JM! The Reassure report is useful too and there is a recent update on far right research from @antoniavaughan.bsky.social plus more at the excellent @vox-pol.bsky.social library! voxpol.eu/wp-content/u...

🚨 The deadline for applications for our VOX-Pol Summer School at Swansea University on 22-26 June, so immediately post #TASM Conf 2026, is tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 January. If you are interested in attending, or know others that might be, you can find further info. at: voxpol.eu/events/vox-p...

VOX-Pol Summer School 2026 - VOX - Pol

22/06/2026 - 26/06/2026 @ All Day - Swansea University is delighted to, once again, host the VOX-Pol Summer School in 2026. This week-long course will run from Monday 22nd to Friday 26th June 2026 (fr...

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Reminder that the deadline for applications for our VOX-Pol Summer School at Swansea University on 22-26 June is just two days’ away: Wednesday, 7 January. If you are interested in attending, or know others that might be, you can find further information at voxpol.eu/vox-pol-summ.... #PleaseRS

VOX-Pol Summer School 2026: Call for Participants - VOX - Pol

Join the VOX-Pol Summer School 2026 at Swansea University for a week of expert-led training on online extremism and terrorism.

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A recent piece I wrote for @vox-pol.bsky.social on an important ideological shift at Arktos—the leading publisher of New Right, Eurasian, and identitarian thought—following the removal of its editor-in-chief. voxpol.eu/the-latest-f...

The Latest Far-Right Rift: Rejecting 'Third Worldism' - VOX - Pol

Constantin von Hoffmeister’s removal from Arktos reveals a far-right shift away from Third Worldism and multipolarity toward Western chauvinism.

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My piece for @vox-pol.bsky.social which came from their excellent Next Gen conference in September on ecofascism and the political economy of social media voxpol.eu/ecofascism-d... #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Clickbait Climate and the Political Economy of Planetary Vibes: How Ecofascism Thrives in the Digital Substrate - VOX - Pol

How ecofascist narratives spread on mainstream social media and how platform economics amplify and normalise them.

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