Browse and read from a list of the 170 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism, countering hate speech, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. As posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the first half of August 2024…The Top 5 resources, as part of the current issue:How charities can tackle misinformation (NCVO, UK):https://lnkd.in/ee74W_Je Potential terrorists can be identified from social media posts – new research (University of Bath):https://lnkd.in/eSgy-UM8 Children to be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online (The Guardian):https://lnkd.in/e5Ew5PmC US and UK collaborating to research misinformation campaigns (UK Research and Innovation):https://lnkd.in/e69P-8J7 How Do We Know What Works in Preventing Violent Extremism? Evidence and Trends in Evaluation From 14 Countries (Global Public Policy Institute):https://lnkd.in/eaMtZax6Background: since 2017, we have filed more than 15,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – more than 7,000 followers and connections – with links to articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization, on countering hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. This is one of the reviews of the posts. Each two weeks, the full list of resources, made up of direct links – ordered according to content performance – features in full on the three websites listed above.All-of-society Approach To Address Hate Speech (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/eqZQ8A27Human Rights Tribunal affirms hate speech jurisdiction, providing broader protections for online spaces (British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner):https://lnkd.in/eaQKFMBQDisinformation and propaganda – impact on the functioning of the rule of law in the EU and its Member States (European Parliament):https://lnkd.in/epFN_4NBThe Benefits and Challenges of Classroom-Based Surveys for the Study of Radicalization and Extremism among Adolescents (Studies in Conflict & Terrorism):https://lnkd.in/ehg4bzNhRAN POL Working Group meeting – Mainstreaming the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) in crime prevention?, Madrid 06-07 June 2024 (EU RAN):https://lnkd.in/eENB6X-2New commercial: Telekom once again takes a strong stance – focus on disinformation (Telekom):https://lnkd.in/eCQsxEyhStudy Highlights Challenges in Detecting Violent Speech Aimed at Asian Communities (GeorgiaTech):https://lnkd.in/eQcVxJMnInformation misbehaviour: modelling the motivations for the creation, acceptance and dissemination of misinformation (DiVA):https://lnkd.in/ec-8MbeMFake News – A Threat to Democracy (Paradigm Shift, Pakistan):https://lnkd.in/efnpZNN6Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/eqp8AprfViolent disorder driven by disinformation and social media rumours, says NPCC, as PM warns those taking part ‘will regret it’ (Policy Professional):https://lnkd.in/eZCKSXXCAssessing the Validity of Open-Source Biographical Data in Terrorism Research (Terrorism and Political Violence):https://lnkd.in/gZxqFCryTackling online content that stirs up hatred, provokes violence and spreads disinformation (Ofcom):https://lnkd.in/e7_yqbdkRadicalisation of children leading them to be vulnerable to criminal exploitation (BelfastLive):https://lnkd.in/eSYrCpjSEverything We Hear: Towards Tackling Misinformation in Podcasts (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eSXN-WXEBritish Disorder: Why we need to take Far Right Violence More Seriously (ICCT):https://lnkd.in/gNjFFJWnDisinformation and peacebuilding in sub-saharan Africa : security implications of AI-Altered information environments : research report (UN University):https://lnkd.in/eDqY8EbzUsing Agent Based Modelling to Advance Evaluation Research in Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism: Prospects and Problems (Studies in Conflict & Terrorism):https://lnkd.in/e_RvBraNCommunity Narratives in Producing Negative Images: Their Implications to Violent Extremism Recruitment (Asia Pacific Journal of Social Innovation, Philippines):https://lnkd.in/eQggKPiwOnline Signals of Extremist Mobilisation (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/eTbT5C9sA Guide to Content Moderation: Benefits, Challenges & Best Approaches (Anolytics):https://lnkd.in/eiixS7PVGendered Extremism in the Pacific on 4chan: A Mixed-methods Exploration of Australian and New Zealanders’ Concepts of Women, Gender, and Sexual Violence on /Pol/ (CrimrXiv):https://lnkd.in/gQ8-8Fy7Ghana developing National Action Plan to address disinformation, misinformation – President Akufo-Addo (Ghana News Agency):https://lnkd.in/e3Es8t7rBuilding the capacity of young people to fight violent extremism (Kenya Moja):https://lnkd.in/gycvhTX5 (News)https://lnkd.in/g2T7g3Jy (Video)The eleventh National Security Symposium opens in Kigali (Government of the Republic of Rwanda):https://lnkd.in/eDv68pgdResearch Compilation on Online Antisemitism (ISD):https://lnkd.in/e7DQcdrWKerala government implements ‘Fake News detection’ in school textbooks (The Economic Times, India):https://lnkd.in/eawwkiYuBuilding Resilience to Manipulative Information During Elections: Learn to Discern and Elections Facilitator’s Guide (IREX):https://lnkd.in/gxCsB_ZpA Shift Amid the Transition: Towards Smarter, More Resilient Digital Journalism in the Age of AI and Disinformation (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/eRR7gUQwStudy highlights challenges in detecting violent speech aimed at Asian communities (Tech Xplore):https://lnkd.in/e2_k5kbtNewsPolyML: Multi-lingual European News Fake Assessment Dataset (ACM Digital Library):https://lnkd.in/eVABgymKMonitoring report on gender disinformation and manipulation June 10 – 16, 2024 (Watchdog, Moldova):https://lnkd.in/exyuj3etUnoct And Interpol Successfully Conclude Joint Ct Tech Initiative, Paving The Way For New Project That Leverages Emerging Technologies In Countering Terrorism (UNCCT):https://lnkd.in/eCdWnvtVMeta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry (NPR):https://lnkd.in/e5HkxRxEUnveiling evolving nationalistic discourses on social media: a cross-year analysis in pandemic (nature humanities and social sciences communications):https://lnkd.in/egTu3cpxCounter Terrorism Centre holds workshop to sensitize youth on violent extremism (KBC, Kenya):https://lnkd.in/gxqeXDKECSU Pueblo Experts Warn: AI Misinformation Campaigns Pose Unique Threat to Latino Voters in 2024 Election (Colorado State University Pueblo):https://lnkd.in/eqpRihgdInformation Pandemic: A Critical Review of Disinformation Spread on Social Media and Its Implications for State Resilience (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/e9zVzUgdDo Large Language Models Speak All Languages Equally? A Comparative Study in Low-Resource Settings (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ebtah-5xRegulating Misinformation: Political Irrationality as a Feasibility Constraint (Topoi):https://lnkd.in/gdMEjQAyPatterns of identity attacks in extremist language uncover their violent intentions (Charles Darwin University Australia):https://lnkd.in/egcFhdWg (News)https://lnkd.in/ebscJW56 (Full Study)Almost half of Britons now believe right-wing extremists are a major threat following 2024 riots (YouGov):https://lnkd.in/gbp6tc3VAudio, Transcript…Using AI to Engage People about Conspiracy Beliefs (Tech Policy Press):https://lnkd.in/eM8jfANqNegative Speech Detection Using Recurrent Neural Network (JETIR):https://lnkd.in/eB7PxjpKInternational terrorists using AI to spread propaganda (New Straits Times, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/enYssDAfEmpowering Youth To Combat Misinformation: Media and Information Literacy Hackathon (UNESCO):https://lnkd.in/eE_rBy6kWhen it comes to preventing (far right) extremism, who is the “community”? (Connect Futures):https://lnkd.in/eCacAEr4Digital Counter And Alternative Messages To Extremist Content: Effectiveness And Way Forward (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/e6ZH98gMOnline hate analysts are calling for greater eSafety powers after study finds rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia (ABC News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/encYkhjmColorado election officials train on how to combat AI misinformation (The Durango Herald):https://lnkd.in/e_tfjTMNResponding to Online Extremism – Guidance for Professionals and Parents (SWGfL):https://lnkd.in/e4uaWXbrAn Investigation Into Explainable Audio Hate Speech Detection (Papers with Code):https://lnkd.in/e_zvqkHyOpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections (The Daily Star, Bangladesh):https://lnkd.in/gMmepCH5Audio…From Hate Speech to Politically Motivated Violence | Understanding the Far-Right Riots (Community Policy Forum):https://lnkd.in/eE-t9P4HRethinking Building Digital Resilience To Radicalisation: Reducing A Person’s Susceptibility To Influence Through Discussion (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/eSBhHJFCLarge language models can consistently generate high-quality content for election disinformation operations (Papers with Code):https://lnkd.in/ej8UFm-QFact or Fiction? Improving Fact Verification with Knowledge Graphs through Simplified Subgraph Retrieval (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/g6R4wugSReshare…Online Signals of Extremist Mobilisation (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/eTbT5C9sThe Impact of Central Asia’s Critical Repatriation Efforts (Caspian Policy Center):https://lnkd.in/esfP6hQtCO24111 | Deciphering the Language of Internet Memes, its Use in Disinformation and Detection via AI (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/emyBnrqyVideo…It is Not Enough to Condemn Hate Speech; All Its Drivers Need to Be Punished -Okali (Arise News, UK):https://lnkd.in/ein4JiRiWe need to engender police-community relations to fight crime, prevent violent extremism – NCCE to Canteen residents (GhanaWeb):https://lnkd.in/eGwwEbUcHate Speech Detection and Classification in Amharic Text with Deep Learning (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eqC-ENMyShould we hate hate speech regulation? The argument from viewpoint discrimination (Oxford Academic):https://lnkd.in/gGWAq-JYVideo…The role of social media in far-right violence (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/evuZJ42sAI-generated misinformation in the election year 2024: measures of European Union (Frontiers in Political Science):https://lnkd.in/gzRaez5fHow children as young as nine are being indoctrinated by the far-right – as revealed by former neo-Nazi (The Independent):https://lnkd.in/e8hQrJ6AMisogyny, Racism and Violent Extremism in Australia (The University of Melbourney):https://lnkd.in/eB4JmNdxUNOCT/UNCCT Convene A Youth Focused Regional Policy Dialogue On Preventing And Countering Violent Extremism In Africa (United Nations):https://lnkd.in/esru9mbrThe Role of Cybersecurity in Combating Online Harassment: Educational Insights (CXOtoday):https://lnkd.in/eQTJQGe4Opinion: Learnings From A Collaborative Effort To Protect Democracy From Misinformation (NDTV):https://lnkd.in/estbGNggResearchers Validate the Dangers of Disinformation (Tech Policy Press):https://lnkd.in/g597NZdCOur Approach to Violent Extremism (Spotify):https://lnkd.in/ehmd26P9Scientists are falling victim to deepfake AI video scams — here’s how to fight back (nature):https://lnkd.in/edR3zHxGVideo…Community members work to oppose increase in hate speech online and in person (ABC News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/eTT5zgBVExploring The Use Of Games And Gamification In Preventing And Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/e8KGDZhRHow to spot misinformation on social media (yahoo! life):https://lnkd.in/gJ6UUqaeCombating Online Extremism: Shifting Focus from Message to Audience (Modern Ghana):https://lnkd.in/eEwTuaFmMetropolitan Police Intensifies Efforts to Safeguard Communities Amidst National Unrest (CT Insight):https://lnkd.in/evghX3rFX sues advertisers for ‘illegal boycott’ of the platform (engadget):https://lnkd.in/ed4b32mdThe Role of Social Media Motivation in Enhancing Social Responsibility (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/ebAexecQPossibilities of Regulating Hate Speech in Kyrgyzstan: Options and Solutions (UNESCO):https://lnkd.in/eede9AxcVideo…Violent Radicalization in Afghanistan: Rationale, Ground, Causes and Implications (Porsesh Policy Research Institute):https://lnkd.in/g9ymYwMvRAN REHABILITATION working group meeting – The time aspect of rehabilitation, 04 April 2023 (EU RAN):https://lnkd.in/eFhfaXZaUK revisits social media regulation after far-right riots (Reuters):https://lnkd.in/ehfnWeGEWar of Narrative in the Field of Counter Terrorism (The Spine Times):https://lnkd.in/eyBUv7RGSimulated Misinformation Susceptibility (SMISTS): Enhancing Misinformation Research with Large Language Model Simulations (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eKgq92HKAudio…Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riots (The Economist):https://lnkd.in/eU9pePArWhere One Hears Free Speech, Another Hears Hate Speech (VOA):https://lnkd.in/emzTfEmcOpen letter to UK online service providers (Ofcom):https://lnkd.in/e9pDVn4SExtremists volunteering in soup kitchens: How ideologies have evolved to attract Australians (SBS News):https://lnkd.in/evbbDn_kSocial media: Disinformation expert offers three safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers (Phys.org):https://lnkd.in/ei6TZ55rIs Singapore doing enough to fight online youth radicalisation? (yahoo! news):https://lnkd.in/efFP5HfhMiddle-aged radicalisation: why are so many of Britain’s rioters in their 40s and 50s? (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/gKvA-EKGAudio…Wege aus dem Extremismus: Einblick in die Arbeit von Jugendsozialarbeiter Fabian Reicher (dabei-Austria):https://lnkd.in/eHCX7T3pThe cancellation of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows is the latest incident in a long history of concert terrorism (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/efjwBSeb9th Conference of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Islamic Countries Begins in Makkah (Saudi Press Agency):https://lnkd.in/eAZ4My93Simmering Hate: Riots Mark an Escalation of Far-Right Extremism in the UK (RUSI):https://lnkd.in/gicZSmrVThe persistence of toxic online messages influences perceptions of harm and attributions of blame (Journal of Communication):https://lnkd.in/e3cmBPDSOnline communities come with real-world consequences for individuals and societies (nature Communications Psychology):https://lnkd.in/ed5EY-nnJournalists Receive Human Rights, Hate Speech Training (Daily Guide Network, Ghana):https://lnkd.in/eX3fNWh8Analysis calls for more holistic approach to prevent violent crime in Scranton (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA):https://lnkd.in/giBRA6fCLiveFC: A System for Live Fact-Checking of Audio Streams (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/g3dFBMQEMore than 700 arrests made and 302 people charged over riots in England (The Guardian):https://lnkd.in/erwg7dXFAudio…Young Australians at threat of radicalisation (ABC, Australia):https://lnkd.in/eedUjF5CAI disinformation: lessons from the UK’s election (ASPI):https://lnkd.in/eFRX2UVtAudio…Zwischen den Zeilen – Die Macht der Metaphern (modus | zad):https://lnkd.in/eY4EH5M8Zero shot VLMs for hate meme detection: Are we there yet? (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/etVTjHkwElection 2024: Do not create grounds for extremists – Peace Council cautions youth (Ghana News Agency):https://lnkd.in/eCjR-EsrDigital Resilience, Cve And Emerging Technologies (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/eurZDu-iSocial media: Disinformation expert offers 3 safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/eE7ejt7tVideo…Britain needs ‘legitimate debate’ to avoid more extremism | Robert Jenrick (Times Radio):https://lnkd.in/eMfn2xRjFight against misinformation requires concerted efforts – Rashida Saani (GhanaWeb):https://lnkd.in/e4d7nDpZWatch out on the internet: Together against fake news (digital.global, Germany):https://lnkd.in/eER4UiyBStudierende bekämpfen Hate Speech (Deutscher Präventionstag):https://lnkd.in/emUUAbFeUnveiling Opinion Evolution via Prompting and Diffusion for Short Video Fake News Detection (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eAv7n77MConspiracy theories and counter extremism (National Centre for Social Research, UK):https://lnkd.in/efVBr_Z8The perils of misinformation – spotting sewage in the sea of content (Bylines Cymru):https://lnkd.in/gRE_iP5FYear of elections: Lessons from India’s fight against AI-generated misinformation (World Economic Forum):https://lnkd.in/g7XmGQD4Audio…Social media is flooded with disinformation about the presidential candidates (KUOW, NPR Network):https://lnkd.in/ewx8SMb2After Southport: Policy responses to far-right extremism (ISD):https://lnkd.in/grNWNTt9Crowd Intelligence for Early Misinformation Prediction on Social Media (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ewQPNkMJUnlearning Climate Misinformation in Large Language Models (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/euTGb3tUEffects of Intervention Timing on Health-Related Fake News: Simulation Study (JMIR):https://lnkd.in/esTP72nHPresentation of the study “Beyond Definitions. A call for action against hate speech in Albania” in Tirana, and the new Mobile Application of the Commissioner against Discrimination to report hate speech and hate crimes (European Union External Action):https://lnkd.in/gcxcdKvEPixel, Politik, Polemik – Digitale Gaming-Welten als politische und gesellschaftliche Diskursräume (PRIF):https://lnkd.in/edCZuCbkEnhancing Fake News Detection: A Comprehensive Framework Leveraging XGBoost and CNNs (IEEE Xplore):https://lnkd.in/eEC_Kt7NeSafety Statement – Terrorist and extremist material on social media (eSafetyCommissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/eVs32VkxThe Tortured Teens Department: What the Terror Plot Against a Taylor Swift Concert Tells Us About Youth Extremism (U.S. News):https://lnkd.in/eyGSyAr9The Role Of Media And Digital Communities In Pcve Strategic Communications: The Philippines Experience (SEARCCT, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/eJjgrUu7Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform? (Independent Premium):https://lnkd.in/etMsuS9KMauritania reaffirms stand with IMCTC in fight against violent extremism (ArabNews):https://lnkd.in/eKSADWrUIreland to clamp down on social media companies refusing to remove hate speech (Bundle):https://lnkd.in/e-d8x4FRDeepfake Defences: Mitigating the Harms of Deceptive Deepfakes (Ofcom):https://lnkd.in/eJ8VM-tUSocial environment enables extremism (Dawn, Pakistan):https://lnkd.in/eyCZ4E69BERTGuard: Two-Tiered Multi-Domain Fake News Detection with Class Imbalance Mitigation (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/e8nsKpEtBlickpunkt Demokratie & Extremismus. Extremismus in Verbindung mit Organisierter Kriminalität. Teil 3: Nationale und Internationale Netzwerke (Journal EXIT-Deutschland):https://lnkd.in/et2VS6pgCountry Brief : A social psychological perspective on trends of extremism in Finland (D.Rad via University of Helsinki):https://lnkd.in/eeqU–2QVideo…Tinubu Needs to Deal With Those Perpetrating Hate Speeches Toward an Ethnic Group -Adeniyi/Agbakahi (Arise News, UK):https://lnkd.in/erCSzzVNCovert Bias: The Severity of Social Views’ Unalignment Towards Implicit and Explicit Opinion (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eKpC8TeMMitigating Text Toxicity with Counterfactual Generation (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eagBHpYr‘Online radicalisation’ partly to blame for rise in Australia’s national terrorism threat level (Cyber Daily, Australia):https://lnkd.in/evEhGXXhExtremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians (The Guardian):https://lnkd.in/e7aqNeqQWhat was Gamergate – and why are we still talking about it? (The Week):https://lnkd.in/eBtXc4-4Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education (eSafetyCommissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/engHGiPtAn Investigation Into Explainable Audio Hate Speech Detection (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eR_AR55vMultiHateClip: A Multilingual Benchmark Dataset for Hateful Video Detection on YouTube and Bilibili (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/esUBfvTrVideo…Exposing Hate: How to cover right-wing extremist groups on your beat | with Kyle Spencer (Center for Cooperative Media):https://lnkd.in/etzjK5gxGlobal Crises, Local Impacts: Threats to Social Cohesion and How Cities Can Respond (July 2024) (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/e5DFX3VBThe Definitional Issue of Fake News (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/eGShBdmFConspiracy theories and counter extremism (National Centre for Social Research, UK):https://lnkd.in/efVBr_Z8“Be aware of disinformation online” senior officer says (Essex Police):https://lnkd.in/e6YnV-ZcVideo…The Hate Hub: Jonathan Ayling Discusses New Zealand Police Educational Material (Rhema):https://lnkd.in/eqARA_z2Effective leadership fosters religious harmony, says Singapore’s Muslim affairs minister (Malaysia Today):https://lnkd.in/eufxFKfjThere’s a huge difference between free speech and hate speech (Metro, UK):https://lnkd.in/etWXE6snNational Violence Disorder Unit Needs Unified Government Threat Intelligence Coordination (Tech Against Terrorism):https://lnkd.in/e3v2522hVideo…Tackling Fake News, Misinformation, Disinformation in a Virtually Connected World | hashtag#ELFAfricaImpact (Emerging Leaders Foundation-Africa):https://lnkd.in/eYtaQ8FeLack of social media enforcement behind radicalisation (Australian Associated Press via The Canberra Times):https://lnkd.in/enNHZ5tFWhy is political disinformation on the rise? (The Daily Star, Bangladesh):https://lnkd.in/eeTFczFdNew study’s findings can help communicators correct online misinformation (Phys.org):https://lnkd.in/g9tXPPXwA Study on Bias Detection and Classification in Natural Language Processing (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/gEa9ZE7iToo many differences in how Dutch regions approach radicalization: Inspectorate (NL Times):https://lnkd.in/e4qTfqgeDisagreement as a way to study misinformation and its effects (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/e_ibVg9ZFree articles and analyses on counter-extremism, on countering hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:counter-terrorism.orgpreventhate.orgstrategism.orgFetch the most recent LinkedIn posts:https://lnkd.in/eBarZAew#policyinstitutenet #preventradicalization #preventextremism #preventhate #disinformation #misinformationShare this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading... Post navigation Should we hate hate speech regulation? 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