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 October 2024…The Top 5 resources, as part of the current issue:Amsterdam city council wants to tackle misogyny as ideological extremism (NL Times):https://lnkd.in/exyqhWqk Can ChatGPT flag potential terrorists? Study uses automated tools and AI to profile violent extremists (Charles Darwin University Australia):https://lnkd.in/eWr7CRz5 Digital Refuge: Understanding the Community Dynamics of Extremist Groups (VORTEX):https://lnkd.in/edbw3GKm What about misandry? (Online Hate Prevention Institute):https://lnkd.in/eERR8ejm Misogyny and Violent Extremism – A Potential National Security Issue (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/e78F7P53Background: since 2017, we have filed more than 15,500 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 URLs – ordered according to content performance – features in full on the three websites listed above. It is to be emphasized that the rank is but a snapshot.Prison staff trained in managing violent extremism inmates (The Independent, Uganda):https://lnkd.in/e2nwWHbPBritish Police reassess engagement with X amid concerns over growing disinformation (computing.co.uk):https://lnkd.in/emxMD8q7UN unveils new monitoring methodology to combat online hate speech (Jurist News):https://lnkd.in/e-ipgJFaCan ChatGPT flag potential terrorists? Study uses automated tools and AI to profile violent extremists (Tech Xplore):https://lnkd.in/ekg2HDA7Regulate hate speech without sacrificing freedom of expression, says Lee Lam Thye (The Star, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/e6Sc6vdDA Target-Aware Analysis of Data Augmentation for Hate Speech Detection (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eHQk2jQ4The Kids Are Not Alright. Aspiring terrorists are getting younger and younger. There isn’t a simple policy answer for it (LAWFARE):https://lnkd.in/ezcZ3FgwVideo…Behavioural Data Scientist answers questions about the spread of misinformation | Curiosities (University of Technology Sydney):https://lnkd.in/e2fP8ztyAudio…How AI-Driven Misinformation Could Undermine Democracy (Stanford Graduate School of Business):https://lnkd.in/eW9mTWwsCausal Interpretations of Correlational Evidence Regarding Violence (Journal of Interpersonal Violence):https://lnkd.in/gviGED8pMisinformation is a threat to society – let’s not pretend otherwise (LSE):https://lnkd.in/eJUP3NP8Rethinking Extremism through a Gendered Lens in Pakistan (Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research):https://lnkd.in/eyKR4JHBICSVE Policing Resource Guide on the Process of Radicalization to Violent Extremism (International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism):https://lnkd.in/exZGg2ywHow online extremism is breeding hate in rural Fermanagh (Impartial Reporter):https://lnkd.in/eT5wKNvcNew international dimensions in community reporting of terrorist involvement (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/eTW2sSxwExperts Discuss Prejudice, Hate Speech at Sofia Conference (Bulgarian News Agency):https://lnkd.in/ezfjKmZbFree eBook…Legal Challenges and Political Strategies in the Post-Truth Era — Online Hate Speech Trilogy – Vol II (LabCom Books & Editorial Universidad Icesi):https://lnkd.in/e8TQpNGcAudio…Misinformation and the Three Languages of Politics (with Arnold Kling) (Econlib):https://lnkd.in/eGyam-6DResearchers Develop New Method for Detecting Hate Speech (The Tech Tribune):https://lnkd.in/epGU3MudYouth Vulnerability to Online Misinformation and Disinformation Poses Risks for Ghana’s Democratic Processes – Child Online Protection (Norvan Reports):https://lnkd.in/eVvReJBTECOWAS: Nigeria, Other Sub-Saharan African Countries Account for Half of Dead Victims of Global Terrorism (This Day, Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eH72K8ydCombatting Misinformation and Disinformation Inquiry – Opening statement (eSafetyCommissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/e_cTBkt9Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Europe: Expert Views on Contemporary Challenges (VORTEX):https://lnkd.in/eSzcw5JtStance Detection in the Context of Fake News—A New Approach (future internet, MDPI):https://lnkd.in/eC_MNZpHPreventing violent extremism in Africa: Exploring new approaches and home-grown solutions (IJR, South Africa):https://lnkd.in/e22FPxVjVideo…Misinformation and Disinformation: How to Spot Fake News (University of Manitoba Libraries):https://lnkd.in/e8UZgP5rYouth Radicalisation: A Growing Security Concern in Africa? (African Leadership Magazine):https://lnkd.in/eCQA4hebLonely Boys and Misogynist Inceldom: Considerations for Practitioners who Encounter Boys and Men at Risk of Male Supremacist Thinking (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/ecNTbhpgKKSS with guidelines for journalists on extremism reporting (telegrafi):https://lnkd.in/enmNjt9kNavigating Fake News in the Post-COVID Era: The Influence of Trust, News-find-me, and Social Media Literacy on Gen Z Sharing Habits (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/gNHJ4EAsGovernance And Political Stability In West Africa: A Comprehensive Study On Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, And Benin (Francis Acquah, Tawheed Senior High School):https://lnkd.in/eabD723eCombat Fake News Sharing on Social Media: A Rational Choice and Social Media Literacy Perspective (International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences):https://lnkd.in/eAN6WPYVTo combat misinformation effectively, people must see it is a problem and trust sources countering it (LSE):https://lnkd.in/eJ-APi6cBackgrounds, Experiences and Responses to Online Hate Speech: A Comparative Cross-Country Analysis (veneto immigrazione):https://lnkd.in/eAkRNkdJA Comprehensive Methodology for Monitoring Social Media to Address and Counter Online Hate Speech (United Nations Office on Genocide Protection and the Responsibility to Protect):https://lnkd.in/e4z2xg-YCritical thinking and misinformation vulnerability: experimental evidence from Colombia (PNAS nexus):https://lnkd.in/eskkf5sPASIO chief Mike Burgess tells social media summit of ‘disturbing resurgence’ in youth terror cases (ABC News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/eE-ZpQVKExposure to detectable inaccuracies makes children more diligent fact-checkers of novel claims (nature human behavior):https://lnkd.in/eHyEkY_YGuide to Managing Online Harassment (PennState):https://lnkd.in/eCPxid9hPanelists discuss strategies for addressing hate speech at OSCE conference (Turkish Minute):https://lnkd.in/eApNk-5wA cyberterrorist behind the keyboard. An automated text analysis for psycholinguistic profiling and threat assessment (Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict):https://lnkd.in/eGcUPp5KIn light of the strategy to combat violent extremism leading to terrorism, the Dean of the College of Physical Education at Al-Mustansiriya University directs the launch of a campaign to promote citizenship values and confront deviant ideas (Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq):https://lnkd.in/eDc6pnMJFree eBook…Disinformation and Polarization in the Algorithmic Society. Online Hate Speech Trilogy (vol. 1) (LabCom Books & Editorial Universidad Icesi):https://lnkd.in/eY4tgSQsVideo…UN Boosts Uganda’s Fight Against Violent Extremismhttps://lnkd.in/er_aJ2BHPushing radical agendas to the extreme: A multidisciplinary approach to extremism (ugr.es):https://lnkd.in/eyXxJreGReporting to National Bodies (Council of Europe No Hate Speech Youth Campaign):https://lnkd.in/eWZFimGpPolitics, Journalism And Hate Speech In Pakistan (Disinformation And Polarization In The Algorithmic Society):https://lnkd.in/eQfTptPTHuman and LLM Biases in Hate Speech Annotations: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of Annotators and Targets (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/gzntjRMRGamifying Extremism: The Identitarian Movement Gets Another Video Game (NISOS):https://lnkd.in/ePQK4KUETelegram is a proven amplifier of disinformation (Maldita.es):https://lnkd.in/eiq4Mt92Building capacity to deradicalize and rehabilitate former terrorists in East Africa (GCTF):https://lnkd.in/g94JcycYVideos…Fake content, fake news, and its legal implications with Dr. Morten Petersenn (Hogan Lovells):https://lnkd.in/eeUfpWqm (Part 1)https://lnkd.in/e8WEmebq (Part 2)Prevent duty training: Learn how to support people susceptible to radicalisation (GOV.UK):https://lnkd.in/eksfBUKtViolent extremism in the Western Balkans: Returning home from foreign wars poses a great risk (Telegrafi):https://lnkd.in/e7ab92r7Human and LLM Biases in Hate Speech Annotations: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of Annotators and Targets (arXiv via ResearchGate):https://lnkd.in/eTmMyYznHoaxes’ anatomy: Analysis of disinformation during the coronavirus pandemic in Europe (2020-2022) (Community & Society, Universidad de Navarra):https://lnkd.in/eDb4j3a4Augmenting Multimodal Content Representation with Transformers for Misinformation Detection (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/ePSuNtvwNew laws on hate speech needed (The Star, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/e94Viqd4Reimagining Solutions: Southeast Asia’s Cultural Wisdom in the Global Fight Against Radicalism (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/e9sJjCnjVideos…UN International Conference on Victims of Terrorism 2024 (United Nations):https://lnkd.in/eBpVsGy3Video…What If Seeing Is No Longer Believing? Democracy and Disinformation in the Age of Deepfakes (Cal Alumni Association):https://lnkd.in/ehAk2hCbTempering the Philippines’ AI disinformation storm (EAST ASIA FORUM):https://lnkd.in/g_riMCpSMisinformation is a threat to society – let’s not pretend otherwise (LSE Blogs):https://lnkd.in/exMfAd89Empowering Speech By Moderating it (Journal of Free Speech Law):https://lnkd.in/eZ4TCxU7‘Staggering’ rise in UK children under terror investigation (InDaily):https://lnkd.in/eJ3gvibGUnemployment and Violent Extremism: Evidence from Daesh Foreign Recruits (Open Knowledge Repository, World Bank):https://lnkd.in/ee-V4z9ZAudio…How do artificial intelligence and disinformation impact elections? (Brookings Institution):https://lnkd.in/ebrKgX_KReport: The challenges that small and micro HSPs face in implementing the TCO Regulation (Tech Against Terrorism Europe):https://lnkd.in/e35sy6PwThe Saudi religious discourse: Moderation in the face of extremism (Arab News):https://lnkd.in/eyfXY-BqOnline Safety and the Regulation of Gaming Platforms and Services (ISD):https://lnkd.in/ecETy8B8Social media flooded with fake news alleging to be from media outlets (RNZ, New Zealand):https://lnkd.in/eVpxKq6bGender Initiatives, Community Resilience, and the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Terrorism in West African Countries at Risk: Towards a Participatory Development Approach (World Conference on Security Studies):https://lnkd.in/eAstUnUWfa:ve – Prevention and Civic Education on Conspiracy Narratives (Cultures Interactive):https://lnkd.in/etwmK7Au (News in English)https://lnkd.in/eZ3-VdPE (Handbook in German)“In Armenia, it is possible to freely express your opinions without fear”: USAID study (JAM News, Armenia):https://lnkd.in/eRcWHCZfMeasuring Spiritual Values and Bias of Large Language Models (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/gnH47ruiAI-pocalypse Now? Disinformation, AI, and the Super Election Year (Munich Security Conference):https://lnkd.in/evzafMVdMafia-Jihad: An Intersectional Study on Youth Trajectories and Innovative Models for Security Policies Aimed at Preventing and Countering Terrorism and Radicalization (CRTG Working Group):https://lnkd.in/eYRm24KQFrom Fake News to Facts: The Role of Media Literacy in Modern Society (Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal):https://lnkd.in/eEJdjErDStopping Hate Crimes by Building Connections (The Los Angeles Sentinel):https://lnkd.in/eHdm-GreVideo…How is big tech addressing disinformation? (CPAC):https://lnkd.in/edBagiq5The Power of Stories: How Extremists Shape Beliefs Through Narratives (VORTEX):https://lnkd.in/etmnN4QbGermany Allocates €25 Million to Togo, Benin and Guinea-Bissau for Extremism Prevention (Togo First):https://lnkd.in/e-PSsYjHA Target-Aware Analysis of Data Augmentation for Hate Speech Detection (Papers With Code):https://lnkd.in/g2eFSaEYMulti-agency Approaches in Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges (VORTEX):https://lnkd.in/e9DaNiMGResearch analyst advocates for robust laws to counter extremist narratives (The Nation, Pakistan):https://lnkd.in/eWJWhbNAAssessing the Human Likeness of AI-Generated Counterspeech (Papers With Code):https://lnkd.in/eX6tj–tRescuing Counterspeech: A Bridging-Based Approach to Combating Misinformation (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eUwjygyyCountering Online Radicalisation in Southeast Asia Through the 5M Framework (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/enMGq2ArConfluence of Conflicts and Virtual Connections: The Rising Tide of Youth Radicalisation in the Digital Age (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/eiEnrdQgSomalis and people with disabilities make up large share of hate crime victims (yle):https://lnkd.in/emfENM57Conceptual contamination: Investigating the impact of misinformation on conceptual change and inoculation strategies (Journal of Research in Science Teaching):https://lnkd.in/eDJZGAQtHow Ofcom’s transparency reporting guidance is an opportunity to fight misinformation (Full Fact):https://lnkd.in/e92NH_9XGIFCT Side Events at the 79th UNGA: Emerging Technologies, Counterterrorism Sanctions, and Youth PVE Initiatives (GIFCT):https://lnkd.in/eaccgWSqHuman and LLM Biases in Hate Speech Annotations: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of Annotators and Targets (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/gzntjRMREqual Together Project: Hate Speech Level in Bulgaria Persistently High over Decade (Bulgarian News Agency):https://lnkd.in/eeMqqHMFFrom the Ballot to the Boardroom: Lessons Learned From Election Disinformation Efforts (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance):https://lnkd.in/eheFKyAYInterpretable Multimodal Out-of-Context Detection with Soft Logic Regularization (IEEE Xplore):https://lnkd.in/e2Ynzy5eA Comprehensive Methodology for Monitoring Social Media to Address and Counter Online Hate Speech (United Nations Office on Genocide Protection and the Responsibility to Protect):https://lnkd.in/e4z2xg-YAudio…Ep. 101: Truth or Trend: Tackling Medical Misinformation on Social Media with Dr. David Stukus (Nemours):https://lnkd.in/et2DkSU8Adversarial Attacks on Misinformation Detection Ensemble Methods: Challenges and Countermeasures (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/erddfVaqKuwait takes the center stage in global counterterrorism efforts (Kuwait Times):https://lnkd.in/e6jNJnGEDisinformation in Australia: How They Fight Misinformation (osavul):https://lnkd.in/eTNFCzvGAustralia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation (The Guardian):https://lnkd.in/enM4M28vFree Handbook…How to spot and fight disinformation (European Union):https://lnkd.in/eUv8Vi2eDlas-Hsd: A Dual-Level Framework for Hate Speech Detection Fusing Affective and Semantic Information (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/gtQpP2_6Information & Communications Technology Law: Platform Liability, Hate Speech and The Fundamental Right to Free Speech (The Future of Free Speech):https://lnkd.in/ehwRt7VRUNESCO and IEBC launch a communication campaign against disinformation and electoral violence in Kenya (UNESCO):https://lnkd.in/eMxKAgrGEight Critical Conversations Parents & Caregivers Need To Have with Youth Given Today’s Onlife World (The White Hatter):https://lnkd.in/eYDuFD97European Commission highlights disinformation trends and tools for resilience (European Commission):https://lnkd.in/egU_ivxZGood stories well told? Former right-wing extremists’ self-narratives in German schools for preventing hate, radicalization, and violence (Ideas, Repec):https://lnkd.in/entdNmiEBritish police reduce X presence amid extremist content worries (Reuters via SWI swissinfo):https://lnkd.in/eNnEsih2ASEAN-EU Collaboration To Counter Far-Right Ideology In Europe – OpEd (Eurasia Review):https://lnkd.in/eNF2nqF7Peace Speech: Do Peaceful Societies Communicate Differently? (PEACE NEWS):https://lnkd.in/epJBiD_bReport shows how messaging apps are used to spread political propaganda (euronews):https://lnkd.in/e-tbwMCkCOLUMN: Confronting Misinformation During Disasters: Strategies for Crisis Communicators (Homeland Security Today):https://lnkd.in/ekNTSVHnRight-wing ethno-nationalists and jihadi Salafists (Open Access Government):https://lnkd.in/ezpbYFcFBefore & After: The Effect of EU’s 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ejpB35Avbpb-Basismonitoring der Peripherie des religiös begründeten Extremismus auf YouTube, TikTok und Instagram (modus | zad):https://lnkd.in/ekGURKRCTraining on human rights, discrimination, and hate speech held for media representatives in Mokrin (SMART Balkans):https://lnkd.in/eqQ9d_UaAI-Generated Misinformation is Everywhere. ID’ing It May Be Harder Than You Think (Maryland Today):https://lnkd.in/eBKSh9i4A cyberterrorist behind the keyboard. An automated text analysis for psycholinguistic profiling and threat assessment (Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict):https://lnkd.in/e6C6nRxTTajik Officials Go ‘Door-to-Door’ To Lecture Youth Against Religious Extremism (Radio Free Europe):https://lnkd.in/e5H7MyFrAustralia: Proposed changes to digital regulation (Baker McKenzie):https://lnkd.in/gm2pdBRPThe impact of confirmation bias awareness on mitigating susceptibility to misinformation (Frontiers in Public Health):https://lnkd.in/gzxYqR8SFrom online hate speech to offline hate crime: the role of inflammatory language in forecasting violence against migrant and LGBT communities (humanities and social sciences communications):https://lnkd.in/eq2W4jYdModel reveals why debunking election misinformation often doesn’t work (MIT News):https://lnkd.in/gWT4iwJNERC tackling hate speech, disinformation through new partnership (Newsroom, Guyana):https://lnkd.in/eREY7ZJ8Video…FRISCO: Fighting Terrorist Content Online – Awareness (Violence Prevention Network):https://lnkd.in/eYGCJXGUA Hate Speech Moderated Chat Application: Use Case for GDPR and DSA Compliance (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/edQfuw5CAs the election nears, news concerns intensify (Digital Content Next):https://lnkd.in/egBjSKJgVisualizing Authority: Rise of the Religious Influencers on … Instagram (Social Media + Society):https://lnkd.in/e2Gzntq7Practical Guidelines on How to Link Online and Offline Dimensions of Counselling Work (EU RAN):https://lnkd.in/eh9vvznpMisinformation and Threats on Social Media in the Wake of Hurricane Helene: How Local Governments Can Respond (UNC School of Government):https://lnkd.in/eyU-Bk49Disinformation, Fakes and Propaganda Identifying Methods in Online Messages Based on NLP and Machine Learning Methods (International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security):https://lnkd.in/eqTziGfDThe Misinformation Trap – Media and Misinformation (AQUILA, The University of Southern Mississippi):https://lnkd.in/e7JAXPcvOnline monitoring activism: civic surveillance practices as a reaction to the rise of the far-right in the COVID-19 pandemic (Information, Communication & Society):https://lnkd.in/eYe2W_X6Video…Public Safety and Security Officials Discuss Rise in Violent Extremism (CPAC, Canada):https://lnkd.in/er3iMi_jMulti-task learning model enhances hate speech identification (Tech Xplore):https://lnkd.in/eW2Yj4XvUnraveling the Roots of Violent Extremism in Sudan: Challenges and Pathways to Peace (Democracy in Africa):https://lnkd.in/eQeecMS2Who should fight the spread of fake news? (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/gdPuK4HRG7 Interior and Security Ministers’ Communiqué (U.S. Department of Homeland Security):https://lnkd.in/emiQWjZwUnity Starts with U: A Case Study of a Counter-Hate Campaign Through the Use of Social Media Platforms (Journal of Hate Studies):https://lnkd.in/eiVuhUppAI memes: Election disinformation manifested through satire (Brookings):https://lnkd.in/e5jVKnudThe Misinformation Trap – Disinformation (AQUILA, The University of Southern Mississippi):https://lnkd.in/eQTYDfyNThe Importance of Canadian News Media in the Age of Misinformation (The Albertan):https://lnkd.in/eMfJR9vNMisinformation Bill is about safeguarding Australians: Communications Minister Michelle Rowlandhttps://lnkd.in/e7nE6579A Different Kind of Disaster Response: Using Social Media Best Practices to Stem the Tide of Misinformation (RAND):https://lnkd.in/eHnicN3ZLeveraging Chatbots to Combat Health Misinformation for Older Adults: Participatory Design Study (Michigan State University via JMIR Publications):https://lnkd.in/eyuNvTaDAudio…“Researching Online Extremism and Terrorism” with Elizabeth Pearson (Bellingcat):https://lnkd.in/es_FM78ZVideo…Extremism & The Path Back to Peace (The Trinity Forum):https://lnkd.in/eTnrKhMCDecentralising and Coordinating P/CVE through the Indonesia Knowledge Hub (I-KHub) (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/e3nTZa27Musk’s X gets OK to resume service in Brazil after bending to top court’s demands (Reuters):https://lnkd.in/eWARrQnPDisinformation in Czechia continues to threaten democracy (Radio Prague International):https://lnkd.in/edfRDGygVideo…Strategies and Interventions for the Families of Radicalized Youth (U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ):https://lnkd.in/erfuAdvEAudio…Can democracy survive the perfect storm of disinformation? (ABC News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/egnJkGqjUNDP supports the empowerment of Journalists and Influencers to combat mis/disinformation in Sierra Leone (UNDP):https://lnkd.in/eDydY9JkThe Misinformation Trap – Political Misinformation (AQUILA, The University of Southern Mississippi):https://lnkd.in/enH3hC3vVideo…Muslim Women Speaking Out: Combatting Extremism and Defending Religious Freedom (WomensVoicesNow):https://lnkd.in/eiqE8yuEGo Beyond Social Listening: Using Narrative Intelligence to Counter Misinformation and Disinformation (Blackbird.ai):https://lnkd.in/eUtVdwzgAudio…Small Platforms in the Spotlight: Complying with the TCO Regulation (Prof Macdonald & Dr Mohamed) (Tech Terror Takedown Podcast):https://lnkd.in/eC456Gh9Before & After: The Effect of EU’s 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ejpB35AvThe Misinformation Trap – Psychology and Misinformation (AQUILA, The University of Southern Mississippi):https://lnkd.in/e7Bgnc28Audio…Definitions, Uses, and Current Contexts for “Fake News” (CHOICE Media Channel):https://lnkd.in/eYCYW2teFree 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/eBarZAewpolicyinstitutenet #preventradicalization #preventextremism #preventhateShare this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading... 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