Browse and read from a list of the 300 most popular LinkedIn resources, including 20 videos and 7 audios, 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 February 2025… The Top 10 resources, as part of the current issue: Countering Hate Speech in Times of Crisis: Considerations for Mayors and Local Governments (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/ebJ7zq3C Gendered disinformation and online narratives: Instances from Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Spain, and Türkiye on youth perspectives (Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development):https://lnkd.in/e4TAwyaX CODAC implements Women Against Violent Extremism Project in Upper East (Modern Ghana):https://lnkd.in/ej_awVNk A matter of perception? investigating subjective and objective exposure to hate speech with a survey and mobile longitudinal linkage study (Information, Communication & Society):https://lnkd.in/etwEMPqE Minister of Information Inaugurates Forum on Civil Society’s Role in Countering Extremist Ideology in Mogadishu (Radio DALSAN, Somalia):https://lnkd.in/eWXSmws5 Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks (Reuters via MSN):https://lnkd.in/gVpUVWup Beyond Misinformation: Ethical, Social, and Moral Strategies for Combating Fake News in the Digital Age (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):https://lnkd.in/eGYNNhv5 Collective narcissism, political violence and terrorism (Oxford University Press):https://lnkd.in/eNV7myic Germany is prosecuting online trolls. Here’s how the country is fighting hate speech on the internet (CBS News):https://lnkd.in/eYNMJiei How are web platforms protecting the German electorate from fake news? (euronews):https://lnkd.in/eCRwSR5U Background:Since 2017, we have filed about 18,000 shares on LinkedIn to a network of – now – more than 7,500 followers and connections – with links to articles and documents about preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), against radicalization, on countering hate, and on how to desist from fallacious information. This is one of the reviews of the posts. Each two weeks, the full list of resources, made up of URLs ordered according to content performance, features on the three websites strategism.org, preventhate.org, and counter-terrorism.org. CO025030 | Radicalisation in the Digital Age (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/ewuqxkzz Tackling hate online (internet matters):https://lnkd.in/ewzDdtfi Safeguarding in an uncertain world (Education and Training Foundation):https://lnkd.in/egjpVxSU (Summary)https://lnkd.in/eVWEwdQR (News 1)https://lnkd.in/eu5YnmgF (News 2) Beyond radicalization: the 3N model and its application to criminal attitudes in high-risk contexts (Frontiers in Psychology):https://lnkd.in/eJFvyZSY Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism (Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/err4TNV6 Measuring Progress in a CVE Program: A 3-Year Longitudinal Case Study (CREST Research):https://lnkd.in/edQaG3HV If we’re serious about stemming the tide of far-right extremism, we need to understand what makes it appealing (ABC, Australia):https://lnkd.in/eteGxGx3 Free eBook (reshare)…Former Extremists: Preventing and Countering Violence (Oxford Academic):https://lnkd.in/eNbRHSAs Innovations and Advancements in Criminological Approaches to Terrorism and Violent Extremism (Crime & Delinquency):https://lnkd.in/eETMCHA7 New findings show online hate spreads harm far and wide (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/e34MX4xC (News)https://lnkd.in/eDpdpM-Q (Report) From Education to Extremism? Exploring Madrassa Identity and Its Implications (AEA RCT Registry):https://lnkd.in/dq7CeUis Meta launches new program to improve speech and translation AI (TechCrunch):https://lnkd.in/e_WfXMas (De)Weaponizing Climate-Induced Recruitment: Prospects of Climate Change Adaptation as a Non-Kinetic Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Lake Chad Basin Region (Global Society):https://lnkd.in/eMm93mWY Australia’s new counter-terrorism and counter-violent extremism strategy: Light on policy and specifics (Policinginsight):https://lnkd.in/eb9VzRnR Misinformation and Scientific Expertise in Talk Shows (Elephant in the Lab):https://lnkd.in/eApZibSh AI-Driven Strategies to Counter Violent Terrorism and Extremism (Center for International Strategic Studies):https://lnkd.in/eDCrgM-H Australia hits right-wing online network ‘Terrorgram’ with sanctions (Reuters):https://lnkd.in/ewbaT36Q The ‘Misogyny Trap’ is the first step on the road to radicalisation (LSE):https://lnkd.in/g2yDZ6i5 Video…How did online disinformation shape South Africa’s May 2024 election? (ISSAfricaTV):https://lnkd.in/e4_ZxJwu (Video)https://lnkd.in/esEsmENS (Report) Video…Internet Disinformation, Epistemology, and Education: Meeting the Challenges of Massive Lying (IAFOR Media):https://lnkd.in/ezY2kyT9 Beware the extremists raiding online gaming sphere (The Star, Malaysia):https://lnkd.in/eXMwiFCU Counterterrorism returns as a top U.S. priority (GIS):https://lnkd.in/eeHMEntU A comprehensive survey of contemporary Arabic sentiment analysis: Methods, Challenges, and Future Directions (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eQGtbPgK 8.3 Practitioner’s Guidance (‘Toolkit’) (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/e4wvwxgR Free eBook…Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy. Legal Approaches in Comparative Context Search within full text (Cambridge University Press):https://lnkd.in/eZhWpauh From AMISOM to AUSSOM: The African Union’s Evolving Role in Stabilizing Somalia (HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies):https://lnkd.in/gMS3xvDE Toolkit (INDEED):https://lnkd.in/ggZKKeAz Peace Council empowers women, youth in border communities to prevent violent extremism (Ghana News Agency):https://lnkd.in/eYaqJm55 Nepali Transformers@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Language, Hate Speech and Targets (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/edtdjMn2 Eurobarometer Youth Survey 2024 (European Parliament):https://lnkd.in/eKv939D2 (Overview)https://lnkd.in/evaVPhRc (News)https://lnkd.in/ew-JSBdF (Report) Synthesizing Research on Radicalization: Insights from a Text-Mining Systematic Review (SoxArXiv Papers):https://lnkd.in/eCb5aP-x Audio…How To Counter the Mainstreaming of Extremist Ideas? – Julia Ebner on Radicalization Processes and Our Fraught Moment (RevDem):https://lnkd.in/eBqHMUwA Morocco’s Prison Authority Steps Up Efforts to Tackle Extremism Through Rehabilitation (Morocco World News):https://lnkd.in/eGT32RKy Understanding EU counter-terrorism policy (Think Tank, European Parliament):https://lnkd.in/eZG3-MzB AI-Driven Strategies to Counter Violent Terrorism and Extremism (Near East South Asia Center):https://lnkd.in/ge8jduXY Fake News and the Sleeper Effect: Why Misinformation Lingers in Memory (Ozean Media):https://lnkd.in/ezvAV4Eq An Investigation of Hate Speech in Italian (OAPEN):https://lnkd.in/e2_Ab2e5 Maldives: Strengthening national framework on preventing violent extremism (United Nations Maldives):https://lnkd.in/eKaCAJ7t The Dynamics of Terrorism and Extremism: Definitional Perspectives and Challenges (IRJHIS):https://lnkd.in/ebVq3qWp 8.4 Training Materials (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/eDGtv4we Sociology of Emotion and Affect in the Age of Mis-, Dis-, and Mal-Information (Frontiers in Sociology):https://lnkd.in/eVhtKGiV Involuntarily celibate: Inside the minds of ‘incels’ who blame women and society (The Straits Times):https://lnkd.in/enjRr6dx Free eBook…Rethinking Religion and Radicalization. Terrorism and Violence Twenty Years After 9/11 (Bloomsbury Academic):https://lnkd.in/eBuEBaA3 Strategies to address critical challenges to effective science-society relations, including misinformation and trust. Deliverable report (D2.2). COALESCE project (grant agreement No 101095230), funded by the European UnionCreators (COALESCE):https://lnkd.in/eh_9Y3Wn Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection of Online Hate Speech (Journal of Information & Communication Technolog):https://lnkd.in/eCrTjx34 FactEval: Evaluating the Robustness of Fact Verification Systems in the Era of Large Language Models (2025 Annual Conference of the Nations of the Americas Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics):https://lnkd.in/ea7v7qtk Countering the Manosphere: Supporting Young Men against Toxic Online Narratives. A New Zealand teacher’s perspective (CONNECT FUTURES):https://lnkd.in/erWWkcst Detecting Toxic Language: Ontology and BERT-based Approaches for Bulgarian Text (ResearchGate):https://lnkd.in/e5eDZ8y3 Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh: A Critical Study (The Middle East & North Africa Journal on Violence and Extremism):https://lnkd.in/esjwdwkZ Side event: Prevention of Violent Extremism through the Implementation of Tajikistan’s National Strategy on Countering Terrorism and Extremism (2021-2025) (UNOCT):https://lnkd.in/eTa5Z7H8 Gendered disinformation and online narratives: Instances from Belgium,Greece, Latvia, Spain, and Türkiye on youth perspectives (Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, EnPress):https://lnkd.in/eRCiDf_i A Comprehensive Guide to Disinformation: From Definitions to the Best Defense Strategies (TANIUM):https://lnkd.in/efWz3Wbk Violent Extremism – Is Prevent Fit for Purpose? (SSS Learning):https://lnkd.in/gu4exdT8 The Shield of Inclusion: Active Citizenship as a Practical Tool To Combat Radicalization (International Conference on Education for Combating Radicalisation):https://lnkd.in/eJ85tsts Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community (New Space Economy, Canada):https://lnkd.in/eGcmzFee 95Improved Fine-Tuning of Large Multimodal Models for Hateful Meme Detection (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ewd97eXs Wer auf Fehlinformationen hereinfällt und warum (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft):https://lnkd.in/euE7GMBh VLDBench: Vision Language Models Disinformation Detection Benchmark (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ebSKp8yM Radicalization as a growing tree: An examination from seeds to production (Social Sciences Spectrum):https://lnkd.in/esE9rEVG 93This Is How PR Pros Are Combatting Misinformation In An AI-Driven World (Provoke Media):https://lnkd.in/edaNvaw5 Video…Weaponizing Hate in India: Perpetrators, Victims, and Political Stakes of Hate Speech in 2024 (Center for the Study of Organized Hate):https://lnkd.in/eZAF3Z6K Dealing with Annotator Disagreement in Hate Speech Classification (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/edR7a77h Escalating Concerns Regarding the Ramifications of Online Disinformation (DISA):https://lnkd.in/eCj2HDRN Sasha Havlicek discusses ‘Truth vs Myth in Elections’ at WEF’s annual meeting (via ISD):https://lnkd.in/e2s_B2u6 Stopping Misinformation: Scientists and Medical Professionals are Important Players in Communicating Reliable Information (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health):https://lnkd.in/gpMiTRjw Antifeminist, manosphere and right-wing extremist sentiment among men who use domestic and family violence: masculinism, misinformation, and the justificatory logics of violence (NORMA):https://lnkd.in/ebKU8fTX The Phenomenon of Global Terrorism (Fareed Otinga via ResearchGate):https://lnkd.in/dNPybaZn Concerns raised to Department of Justice over proposed Hate Speech Bill (Echo Live, Ireland):https://lnkd.in/gqwxc_M2 Radicalizing spaces: Neighbourhood effects on susceptibility to radicalization (European Journal of Criminology):https://lnkd.in/e-GyHfAB Exposure to hate in online and traditional media: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of this exposure on individuals and communities (Campbell Systematic Reviews):https://lnkd.in/gxtBwryn Combatting Disinformation in the Digital Age: Responsibilities, Regulations, and Ethical Media Practices (Michigan State University):https://lnkd.in/enUkMBcJ The use of artificial intelligence in counter-disinformation: a world wide (web) mapping (Frontiers in Political Science):https://lnkd.in/eEbe6d_M Open competitions launched for Independent Prevent Commissioner and Commissioner for Countering Extremism (GOV.UK):https://lnkd.in/ejfPRrAX One_by_zero@ NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Target Identification for Hate Speech Leveraging Transformer-based Approach (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/ec5ZuJ7Z Police-led approach to extremist intervention programs risks community safety, experts say (ABC News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/eHn7bmxj Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications. The State of Play and Ways Ahead for Addressing Terrorism, Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation (ISD & Alfred Landecker Foundation):https://lnkd.in/eCrV32QC Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression (Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation):https://lnkd.in/eZPJPJNe Exploring the digital extremist ecosystem: a preliminary analysis of hateful posts on Mod DB (Frontiers in Psychology):https://lnkd.in/eahhjUCt „Munich Security Report 2025“: Desinformation unter den größten Risiken für Deutschland // Mehring: „Wir dürfen nicht zu Zuschauern innerhalb unserer eigenen Demokratie werden“ (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales):https://lnkd.in/eeTV9gv6 Extremism in Gaming Spaces: Policy for Prevention and Moderation (RUSI):https://lnkd.in/ePkqi_sB Rethinking Concepts of De-Radicalization: an Effort to Mitigate Radicalism Through Education (International Journal of Business Law and Education):https://lnkd.in/eB97mfN3 Unveiling the Capabilities of Large Language Models in Detecting Offensive Language with Annotation Disagreement (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ea98SGKm Do big tech companies have a ‘duty of care’ for users? A new report says they do – but leaves out key details (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/g8F9DpmR Malaysia: Harnessing AI to Tackle Misinformation and Integrity (OPEN GOV ASIA):https://lnkd.in/e7-FW4QA New Media Literacy In The Light Of Image Manipulation And Deepfake Technology (Cambridge Scholars Publishing):https://lnkd.in/eB-NR2bW Cross-Domain Fake News Detection Through Fusion of Evidence from Multiple Social Media Platforms (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/gM7pNUjQ The Early Majority. Online counselling as part of disengagement assistance: an initial field report (Interventionen):https://lnkd.in/egBFwDmM Key Asks for State Regulation of AI (OHCHR):https://lnkd.in/e8tkdNFz From GIA to the Islamic State (IS): De-radicalization as countering violent extremism strategy in Algeria (Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies):https://lnkd.in/gr8MN2Fx Stakeholders Review Policy Framework to Enhance National Security (Voice of Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eT9P9Fyw Perception on Social Media Usage and Fake News Dissemination among Students in College of Education Akamkpa, Cross River State, Nigeria (Prestige Journal of Education):https://lnkd.in/eMpP9xRR Video…NCITE Insights No. 22 – The Psychology of Terrorists (University of Nebraska Omaha):https://lnkd.in/eQ97ukzY Panel Discussion: Hate Speech and Hate Crime Targeting Religious and Ethnic Communities (ASSEDEL):https://lnkd.in/eAbZXKnp NLP For Inclusive Discourse: Detecting And Mitigating Hate Speech (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/eiNfBj_g Fake news: Why companies should worry about it (Knowledge emlyon):https://lnkd.in/evY74QSw Bundestagswahl: Beeinflussung durch Fake-News-Kampagnen (finanzwelt):https://lnkd.in/eWkxxYjd Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh: A Critical Study (The Middle East & North Africa Journal on Violence and Extremism):https://lnkd.in/esjwdwkZ Free PDF, in German (click download)…Right. Extreme. Online. – How to empower young people against right-wing extremist influences on the Internet (klicksafe):https://lnkd.in/eG3Yiw4B Video…The Economics of Disinformation: trends, mechanisms and actors (Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute):https://lnkd.in/eTTh5Vkm City-Led Prevention of Hate, Extremism and Polarisation: Leveraging Local Youth Councils (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/e7Ru_RXJ Reasonable Restrictions: Article 39 of the Bangladesh Constitution and Global Standards (The Daily Star):https://lnkd.in/eMg4_k2z Building partnerships towards preventing violent extremism in Ghana: case of the Atlantic corridor project (UNDP Ghana):https://lnkd.in/ecfGugjJ Fake news fightback needs open-source investigations, new media literacy strategy (Euractiv):https://lnkd.in/eTShxXUW BiaSWE: An Expert Annotated Dataset for Misogyny Detection in Swedish (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eNknhSm2 Primary school resources to teach online safety/Guides for online safety (internet matters):https://lnkd.in/eM6CygJJ (scroll down) Antimuslimischer Rassismus und islamistischer Extremismus: Wechselwirkungen und Handlungsempfehlungen für die Prävention (ufuq):https://lnkd.in/exQKVdDS Understanding Extremism–In the World, and In Ourselves (College of Behavorial & Social Sciences, University of Maryland):https://lnkd.in/ezH39ucb CP3’s Approach to Prevention (U.S. Department of Homeland Security):https://lnkd.in/eBpbp8dC The Lost Estate. How to put the local back in local news (Public Policy Forum):https://lnkd.in/eMbwFwrw Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications: The State of Play and Ways Ahead for Addressing Terrorism, Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation (ISD):https://lnkd.in/gU4TXNY6 Do Conspiracy Theories and Online Hate Fuel Violence? (Conspiracy Watch):https://lnkd.in/e9EvP2Wt Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia (Centre for Information Resilience):https://lnkd.in/eyMyBcjt Bad science is a feed for disinformation and scientific negationism (Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical):https://lnkd.in/ezPaDtjB Creating Safe, Cohesive and Resilient Cities through Urban Planning & Design: Ten Considerations for Mayors and Local Governments (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/ercsiPry Sydney mayors unite to fight extremism and build social cohesion (SBS News):https://lnkd.in/euCWz-R7 (SBS News – Video)https://lnkd.in/e6gmneWD (SBS News – Audio)https://lnkd.in/e5TMDNJr (Inside Local Government – News) Video…NCITE Insights No. 22 – The Psychology of Terrorists (University of Nebraska Omaha): Quarterly Insights: Online Hate and Toxicity Trends (Q4 2024 Report) (European Observatory for Online Hate):https://lnkd.in/gicXkjeW Bangladesh must wake up to the quiet battle: Culture, women, and freedom (Prothomalo):https://lnkd.in/eTJ9dcQy Development and Security Nexus within the NIGERIA Framework:Challenges and Strategic Pathways (Journal of Security Management, Policy & Administration):https://lnkd.in/dQEmeznn The Portuguese Muslim community: integration and its role against radicalization (Security Journal):https://lnkd.in/e7NPdp_Z COAS General Asim Munir Calls for Unity Against Extremism (The Spine Times, Pakistan):https://lnkd.in/ecv5wyNu Peace council builds capacity of youth to prevent conflict, violent extremism (ZED Multimedia, Ghana):https://lnkd.in/eZ6pbieE Modelling Misinformation in Swahili-English Code-switched Texts (I.J. Information Technology and Computer Science):https://lnkd.in/edNcCg7V Preventing violent extremism. The power of diverse voices (UNDP):https://lnkd.in/epfq8gYX Initiative On Education For The Prevention And Countering Of Violent Extremism Conducive To Terrorism (GCTF):https://lnkd.in/eW_W_J64 Evaluating the Effectiveness of De-Radicalization Programs: Analyzing Various De-Radicalization and Rehabilitation Programs, Focusing on Their Effectiveness, Challenges, and Long-Term Impacts on Reducing Terrorism (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/eZ9cC2_x The Impact of Fake News and Cloned Online Pages on Media Credibility, Public Trust and Societal Cohesion in Nigeria: Solutions and Practical and Theoretical Implications (New Media and Mass Communication):https://lnkd.in/eiC6vaib Building societal resilience against disinformation (European Commission):https://lnkd.in/e9rZZfKh Sticks and stones: the idea that words cause harm and the implications of this for higher education (Journal of Further and Higher Education):https://lnkd.in/eARa86ws Radicalization, Transformative Learning and Struggles for Recognition: Meeting at their Intersections and Making New Pedagogies (Teachers College Columbia University):https://lnkd.in/eAJUr4z9 Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications: The State of Play and Ways Ahead for Addressing Terrorism, Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation (ISD):https://lnkd.in/gU4TXNY6 Audio…Why don’t most ‘radicals’ go on to commit terrorism? (Borealis):https://lnkd.in/ea3fhGpZ Fighting Fire with Fire: Learning Artificial Intelligence’s Latent Power Against Disinformation (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/gRkdJgyw Exploring the Nature of the Cyberpsychology Concepts that Apply to COVID-19 Misinformation and Barriers to Health Literacy (IDEAS, Repec):https://lnkd.in/egKR2cUK The Digital Uprising: How Social Media is Amplifying Gender and Caste Narratives (InternationalJournal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology):https://lnkd.in/ebgRpMcn Towards Automated Fact-Checking of Real-World Claims: Exploring Task Formulation and Assessment with LLMs (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/enN72MKR Fight Fake News: Critical Reading of Digital Texts and Spotting Fake News and Disinformation Tactics (International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research):https://lnkd.in/eH6mTZ_g A Holistic Approach To Countering Violent Extremism In Pakistan (Friday Times):https://lnkd.in/e7ctp8kq DSLNLP@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Leveraging BERT-based Architectures for Language Identification, Hate Speech Detection and Target Classification (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/efzEPQa4 Researchers celebrated at the Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement (University of Cambridge):https://lnkd.in/egp5TgWx Simulating Rumor Spreading in Social Networks using LLM Agents (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/e8FRW9jT How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills (Reuters Institute & University of Oxford):https://lnkd.in/eCf6QntY CSOs engaging in the prevention and countering of ethno-nationalism and violent right-wing extremism (SSRN):https://lnkd.in/e2ZRc3K9 Countering disinformation and conspiracy theories through education (European School Education Platform):https://lnkd.in/eJwd9NvH Encounters with online hate. Research exploring the prevalence, nature and impact of encounters with online hate among adults from targeted groups (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/eDpdpM-Q Survey of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches for Automated Hate Speech Detection and Sentiment Analysis in Multilingual Contexts (International Journal on Emerging Research Areas):https://lnkd.in/eCVuYYpR Public Report: Case Study Areas. Deliverable 3.3. (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/eD_mWn_u Radicalisation in North-West Europe: The State of the Art (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/ehvxpAAq Videos…Extremismus – Begriffsklärungen (Beratungsstelle Extremismus Österreich):https://lnkd.in/d2msfejm UNICEF youth poll: Misinformation is the leading cause of stress for youth on social media, followed by bullying and harmful content (United Nations Bangladesh):https://lnkd.in/e4v9Tiug The Digital Exodus: How Social Media Decentralization Is Breaking Monopolies (BBF Digital, Bangladesh):https://lnkd.in/e6pw-7fd Show Me the Work: Fact-Checkers’ Requirements for Explainable Automated Fact-Checking (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/e5U7QKDq Islamic military coalition addresses extremism prevention at Riyadh forum (ARAB NEWS):https://lnkd.in/eHP-65Sm Towards a Robust Framework for Multimodal Hate Detection: A Study on Video vs. Image-based Content (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ewbJ6awG Axa-Report: Mehrheit der Deutschen fürchtet Fake-News zur Wahlbeeinflussung (Cash.):https://lnkd.in/e-MaHT7h The political economy of fact-checking in Indonesia (Global Voices advox):https://lnkd.in/eKDw5mi9 Hate speech – a convenient tool in election campaigns (sabrang, India):https://lnkd.in/eXTV-D9z Navigating the Prevent duty: a focus on whole-community safeguarding (NGA, UK):https://lnkd.in/euMTjvNz Peace council builds capacity of youth to prevent conflict, violent extremism (Ghana News Agency):https://lnkd.in/eaiZ6BWT The Role of Sufism in Countering Extremism: A Diplomatic Perspective (Al Khadim Research Journal of Islamic Culture and Civilization):https://lnkd.in/ei5nZmtw Challenges of Misinformation in Online Learning: A Post-Pandemic Perspective (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/ewJv8gr4 Adolescents launch a movement for an internet free of cyberbullying and hate speech (unicef):https://lnkd.in/e2p-TjFK NLPineers@ NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Hate Speech Detection using Ensembling of BERT-based models (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/ehj3g7Ku DweshVaani: An LLM for Detecting Religious Hate Speech in Code-Mixed Hindi-English (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/e2sPq8vq National-Local Cooperation: A Pillar of City-Led Prevention of Hate, Extremism and Polarisation – A Practice Update (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/eFTJ2huw Major Research Report. Deliverable 7.1 (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/eR2sWB8s Commission endorses the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act (European Commission):https://lnkd.in/eetR7uf4 Deliverable 8.1. Workshop – Operationalising Research Findings and Developing the Diagnostic Matrix (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/e92wfC9a No Likes for Lies: Youth and Disinformation (Telekom):https://lnkd.in/eBHHRtX9 CODAC empowers women to fight violent against extremism in Upper East (Ghana News Agency):https://lnkd.in/e6x7B_8f A way forward: Disrupting the darker forces impacting young men online (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/gDKbau5Y Video…Fathali Moghaddam: Dynamics within extremist movements (CORE LIBRARY):https://lnkd.in/eieAJAwV How counterspeech is tackling hate speech in 2025 (swissinfo.ch):https://lnkd.in/eC-YM7Dt Implementing Positive Gaming Interventions: A Toolkit for Practitioners (RUSI):https://lnkd.in/eJaRdDWV A deep dive into automated sexism detection using fine-tuned deep learning and large language models (Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence):https://lnkd.in/eg9dFb27 How can online gaming be a safer environment for everyone? (Better Internet for Kids, European Union):https://lnkd.in/eysH3R_k A Systematic Review of Effective Measures to Resist Manipulative Information About Climate Change on Social Media (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/ePSbWc4m UNRCCA Co-organizes Side Event On Tajikistan’s Counter-terrorism Strategy (UNRCCA):https://lnkd.in/eDyAkkJU Enhancing Community Resilience in Facing Terrorism Threat in Indonesia : Sociological Perspective (International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences):https://lnkd.in/emB24suj Council Conclusions on Future Priorities to Counter Terrorism (eucrim):https://lnkd.in/eyzHcrT8 2 days agoOnline violence and misogyny are still on the rise – NZ needs a tougher response (The Conversation):https://lnkd.in/euPjkbQB Protecting Society from AI-Generated Misinformation: A Guide for Ethical AI Use (Analytics informs):https://lnkd.in/eaZyx7vs Stronger Together: Unleashing the Social Impact of Hate Speech Research (figshare):https://lnkd.in/eDAkSNEN IITR-CIOL@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Multilingual Hate Speech Detection and Target Identification in Devanagari-Scripted Languages (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/evjUr-R7 Dll5143A@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Hate Speech and Targets Using Hierarchical Attention Network (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eqhzQbFp Influential podcasts fuel ‘harmful’ health misinformation (France24):https://lnkd.in/eqQCrhvy 789 ex-terrorists undergoing de-radicalisation, rehabilitation – CDS (Punch, Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eYGjMd4v Journalists discussed the role of media in combating misinformation and gender issues at the Media Club in Nukus (Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan):https://lnkd.in/en_jB9pC How Organisations Can Fight Ai-Driven Misinformation (SMBtech):https://lnkd.in/eAUeBxKR Associations between COVID-19 misinformation exposure and belief with COVID-19 knowledge and preventive behaviors: A cross-sectional online study (JMIR Publications):https://lnkd.in/eF_qAjPx EU Code of Conduct on Disinformation becomes DSA compliance benchmark (Insight EU Monitoring):https://lnkd.in/evjXwd7r Majority support moderation on social media platforms, global survey shows (University of Oxford):https://lnkd.in/e2RS24T6 Who falls for fake news? New study challenges what we thought (earth.com):https://lnkd.in/eYykvEk9 Videos…Expert talk with Ahmad Mansour (klicksafe):https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kochthorsten_policyinstitutenet-preventradicalization-activity-7293664982678798336-1SDD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABGvZ14BQ1L9N3v3UxhSr1GruXaePOlw3bM Audio…Can you handle the truth? Putting misinformation to the test with the OECD Truth Quest Survey (OECD):https://lnkd.in/e7gN4J2z Influence Operations in Social Networks (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/eKZawWVW AI chatbots and companions designed to simulate personal relationships are growing in popularity, but they pose some very serious risks – especially to children and young people. Find out how to help keep kids safe (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/ehHejDRK Involuntarily celibate: Inside the minds of ‘incels’ who blame women and society (Asia News Network):https://lnkd.in/ey445Fzr Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh (The Daily Star):https://lnkd.in/eKisnaYh Video…Digitalexperte: Fake News erkennen (ORF, Austria):https://lnkd.in/erVT5rvC Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Global Counterterrorism (Terror Combat Center):https://lnkd.in/dfjZEiDR Video…Australia’s new hate speech laws pass House, mandatory minimum sentences (ABC News via msn):https://lnkd.in/e6nDNVcH Multimodal fake news detection using graph neural networks andattention mechanisms (Advances in Engineering Innovation):https://lnkd.in/e6hY6t5d Traditional media is not dead and it’s still the most trusted ally against Fake News (The Marko Survey via NewsByWire):https://lnkd.in/erTYgR-D Australia government postpones big stick for big tech until after election after billions in fines recommended (RNZ, New Zealand):https://lnkd.in/ewXq4MdF Nationwide Campaign against Misinformation, Disinformation Begins (Gambia Daily):https://lnkd.in/gx8vezdp A Roadmap to Criminal Justice Accountability for SGBV Linked to Terrorism (The Soufan Center):https://lnkd.in/eyR6ridb City-Led Youth Engagement in Addressing Hate, Extremism and Polarisation: Ten Recommendations for Cities (Strong Cities Network):https://lnkd.in/e5KXHWyu Toxic Tips: Misogynistic Narratives on TikTok in Hungary (ISD):https://lnkd.in/eCMbsVwH Germany’s Fragmented Approach to Disinformation in 2025 Elections (PRIF blog):https://lnkd.in/e-ec9a8g The YOU-DARE Project Launches to Tackle Gendered Narratives in Far-Right Extremism (alda):https://lnkd.in/eNdpTN3j Paramananda@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Language, Hate Speech and Targets using FastText and BERT (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eStJzuJ3 LLMsAgainstHate@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Hate Speech Detection and Target Identification in Devanagari Languages via Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning of LLMs (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eeWRhhCH Audio…Mary Harper – Three Decades on the Frontlines of Extremism in Africa (TOTALLY Terrorism, Pool Re):https://lnkd.in/efHFGquB Bridging mental health and public safety: Enhancing Malaysia’s MyPCVE framework (My Synchew):https://lnkd.in/edt7cYEd The Algorithm of Hate: A World Divided by Digital Venom (Opening Doorz):https://lnkd.in/e3WJqWWS We Need to Foster a Safe and Supportive Environment for Young People (hive mind):https://lnkd.in/ezs4UNAB Can Pakistan’s new plan to stop extremism actually work? (Arab News):https://lnkd.in/e36TzETD CUET_HateShield@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Transformer-Based Hate Speech Detection in Devanagari Script Languages (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eB5KDgAm Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to create four specialized centers to counter terrorism & extremism (The Economic Times):https://lnkd.in/eGR6SZXa Hoher Bildungsabschluss allein hilft nicht beim Erkennen von Fake News (mdr):https://lnkd.in/eKwNVdXS Hate Speech in sozialen Medien (Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation):https://lnkd.in/emRVCNGB Young men online (eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government):https://lnkd.in/eRKAXw9P (News)https://lnkd.in/e2x5F37e (Being a young man online; PDF)https://lnkd.in/ewfMtwQg (Supporting young men online, PDF) Methodology Report on Online Mapping. Deliverable 3.2. (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/evbRyCGu Most Polish teenagers experience online hate, report says (TVP WORLD):https://lnkd.in/es95GXYF Governments can’t control people’s thoughts, but they must try to stamp out hate speech (The Age):https://lnkd.in/eVN6_rsh Streben nach Anerkennung – Radikalisierungsverläufe deutscher Syrien-Rückkehrer*innen (ufuq):https://lnkd.in/gdPN2uhV Methodology Report on Online Mapping Deliverable 3.2. (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/evbRyCGu Smart chat moderation strategies and tools (RST):https://lnkd.in/eWkaWjxA The impact of hate speech on electoral integrity in The Gambia Part 2 (The Standard, The Gambia):https://lnkd.in/euudNNCs MDSBots@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Language, Hate Speech, and Targets using MURTweet (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/ejhBnGu9 The Disinformation Epidemic and Its Cost to Modern Enterprises (koat):https://lnkd.in/ew2PN5Dn Conclusions du 11ème séminaire annuel de haut niveau Sur la paix et la sécurité en Afrique, processus d’Oran : 1 au 2 décembre 2024, à Oran, en Algérie (Union Africaine):https://lnkd.in/eVzyvvdH Wenn der Schein trügt – Deepfakes und die politische Realität. Unterrichtsmaterialien Zum Thema Deepfakes und Wahlen (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung):https://lnkd.in/eBNKMfU7 Improving irony speech spreaders profiling on social networks using clustering & transformer based models (Language Resources and Evaluation):https://lnkd.in/eMCySE3p CUET_Big_O@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Identifying Script Language and Detecting Hate Speech Using Deep Learning and Transformer Model (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/eBfSQQiY Individual differences in perceiving disinformation sharing as opinion leadership: Effects of dark triad traits, need for uniqueness, and green identity (Personality and Individual Differences):https://lnkd.in/eRdKYC6T Nigeria: Federal Govt Begins Implementation of National Action Plan Against Violent Extremism (allAfrica):https://lnkd.in/ezUt8V5z From clicks to chaos: How social media algorithms amplify extremism (Observer Research Foundation):https://lnkd.in/esgsR49n Nigeria Can Combat Violent Extremism Beyond Military Might. Here’s How (HumAngle):https://lnkd.in/enhqT6Xp Video…Countering misinformation and disinformation: the role of trust in health systems (European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies):https://lnkd.in/e9CZ-Tic Counter Radicalization in Cyberspace by the Police (SIT Journal):https://lnkd.in/enqR4ky7 Audio…Episode 1 : Alex and Julian from Violence Prevention Network (Podcast about the Prevention of Violent Extremism):https://lnkd.in/eb5M9-dW Facebook sets its sights on hate speech with million-euro initiative (CIO):https://lnkd.in/eU6EGqtB Video…Nils Mallock: What motivates extremist political action? (CORE LIBRARY):https://lnkd.in/eg2-2brh Cyberbullying Detection, Prevention, and Analysis on Social Media via Trustable LSTM-Autoencoder Networks over Synthetic Data: The TLA-NET Approach (Future Internet):https://lnkd.in/et7-QjAk Video…Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation – Vaccinating Against Fake News (Cambridge Society for the Application of Research):https://lnkd.in/ed3uPkzX Sonic Hate: Examining Brazil’s NSBM Scene and Its Global Networks (GNET):https://lnkd.in/eex3vjHS 800 surrendered B’Haram’s militants undergoing deradicalisation — DHQ (Punch, Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eb_b6Wa3 How ideology infiltrated Prevent Groupthink thrives in counter-terrorism (UnHerd):https://lnkd.in/e8zpEATc The Dynamic Interactions of Hate, Violence and Economic Well-Being (Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy):https://lnkd.in/e9d-Q8-K Report recommends greater protections online (Government News, Australia):https://lnkd.in/g9MuFafr Violent Extremism in Kenya (Rift Valley Institute):https://lnkd.in/e-qJqNNV How misinformation and bias shapes what we believe (London Business School):https://lnkd.in/ewEvfArZ Video…Spotlight: Disinformation and the German Election (Alexander von Humboldt Institut for internet and society):https://lnkd.in/evqFXVYg The Politicization of Fact-Checking (The Nation, Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eBDhWgQV A Hybrid Transformer Model for Fake News Detection: Leveraging Bayesian Optimization and Bidirectional Recurrent Unit (arXiv):https://lnkd.in/ePzEUsCC Video…The Nexus Between Disinformation, Radicalization and Violent Extremism ( (KICTANet):https://lnkd.in/euTx-j3p ‘Stop it at its source’: Hate-speech laws back on table after unanimous vote (The Sydney Morning Herald):https://lnkd.in/eXX4jvjQ Deliverable 8.5. Training Workshops (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/eqJqnv8u Gaps in religious understanding as a cause for violent islamist radicalization (The Middle East & North Africa Journal on Violence and Extremism):https://lnkd.in/evhCspSX Video…The Impacts of Online Hate : Pathways to Promising Solutions (CPN-PREV):https://lnkd.in/e3jtAYJf Debunking four myths about children’s safety online (unicef):https://lnkd.in/e3jpQU_F Social media: problematic platforms, problematic users (ajen):https://lnkd.in/eVU2gniF Major Conference Report. Deliverable 7.2. (DRIVE):https://lnkd.in/emK-tYsB MPs discuss criminalising hate speech towards elderly people and disabled (CyprusMail):https://lnkd.in/eXvKtVSd The Impact of Influencers on Misinformation: Parasocial Relationships and Media Literacy as a Solution (Tecnológico de Monterrey):https://lnkd.in/ey7euBwP Regulating Misinformation or Silencing Dissent? A Constitutional Analysis of the PECA Amendments 2025 (The Critical Review of Social Sciences Studies):https://lnkd.in/eKGfJYRB Benchmarking exercise and identification of AI tool to detect false information on food (European Food Safety Authority):https://lnkd.in/ed53iCS4 Resonanz als Konzept der Präventionsarbeit (ZepRa):https://lnkd.in/guTzraaF CUET_INSights@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Leveraging Transformer-based Models for Target Identification in Hate Speech (ACL Anthology):https://lnkd.in/e9bqFZFn Local news can help battle disinformation, report finds. But outlets are struggling (CTV News):https://lnkd.in/ewfArdk2 Videos…House Tri-Comm on Tuesday (February 4) (ANC, Philippines):https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kochthorsten_watch-dr-jonathan-ong-expounds-on-business-activity-7292534354520535040-ekJj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABGvZ14BQ1L9N3v3UxhSr1GruXaePOlw3bM Leveraging Deep Learning for Comprehensive Multilingual Hate Speech Detection (Procedia Computer Science):https://lnkd.in/e9rcXsMq Fighting extremism at school (DW):https://lnkd.in/euf-H6BA ‘Violent extremism remains most complex security challenge in Nigeria’ (The Guardian, Nigeria):https://lnkd.in/eppiZz3n CO25021 | Reclaiming Asabiya to Counter Extremism and Foster Unity (RSiS):https://lnkd.in/eSGpAHnp Audio…How online hate became normalised in Ethiopia (Centre for Information Resilience):https://lnkd.in/e8mQGX2t Prävention zwischen ,Brückennarrativen‘ und ,phänomenübergreifender Perspektive‘ (PRISMA):https://lnkd.in/ewVf9jiz Video…AI & Society House: Combating Online Hate (Humane Intelligence):https://lnkd.in/ew2EsDW4 The Continued Threat of Online Radicalization in Malaysia (The Diplomate):https://lnkd.in/eGmv6t6v Challenges of Misinformation in Online Learning: A Post-Pandemic Perspective (MDPI):https://lnkd.in/ewJv8gr4 Free eBook…Digital Disinformation in Africa: Hashtag Politics, Power and Propaganda (Bloomsbury Colletions):https://lnkd.in/eF_9s7Hi The Code of Conduct on Disinformation (European Commission):https://lnkd.in/eufZCMaM Free articles and analyses on soft counter-extremism, against hate, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation:preventhate.orgstrategism.orgcounter-terrorism.orgRecent LinkedIn posts with summaries on the above subjects:https://lnkd.in/eBarZAew #policyinstitutenet #preventradicalization #preventextremism#preventhate #disinformation #misinformation Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... 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