Recommendation algorithms potentially amplifying extremist content has become a policy concern in recent years. We conduct novel empirical experiment on three platforms (YouTube, Reddit, and Gab) to test this phenomenon. find that YouTube’s “Recommended for you” system does promote extreme content. synthesise the findings into debate argue co-regulation may provide some solutions.

We study a model of electoral competition where voters obtain information on candidates’ platforms through campaign advertising, and word-of-mouth communication. We show that when the costs of campaign advertising are low, an increase in word-of-mouth communication among voters causes polarization. In particular, the more voters can exchange political information between each other, the more of...

We propose a new continuous opinion dynamics model inspired by social psychology. It is based on a central assumption of self-categorization theory called principle of meta-contrast. We study the behaviour of the model for several network interactions and show that, in particular, consensus, polarization or extremism are possible outcomes, even without explicit introduction of extremist agents....

In this article, I draw on Theodor W. Adorno’s psychoanalytically inspired works (neo-)fascism and psychoanalytic theory to outline the threat of castration in contemporary capitalist societies economic, interpersonal bodily levels. then explain how COVID-19 pandemic has heightened people’s anxieties all three levels a class- gender-specific way. Finally, expose right extremist president United...

Abstract This article contributes to the growing literature on extremist and terrorist online ecologies approaches snapshotting these. It opens by measuring Twitter’s differential disruption of so-called “Islamic State” versus other jihadi parties Syria conflict, showing that while Twitter became increasingly inhospitable IS in 2017 2018, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham Ahrar retained strong communities ...

This article examines the extent to which Palestinian issue is exploited promote cross-border terrorist movements. The analytical descriptive approach employed explore evolution of organizations, and trace ideology, means, content their media discourse. reveals that extremist groups utilized value, sanctity, nobility influence Arab Islamic societies in an attempt give legitimacy credibility pre...

Many terrorist factions care about the level of popular support they enjoy within a population they claim to represent. Empirically, this level of support can either rise or fall in the aftermath of a campaign of terrorist violence. Under what circumstances is the use of terror an effective tactic for mobilizing political support for an extremist group? This article models a scenario in which a...