A psychological perspective on virtual communities supporting terrorist &amp; extremist ideologies as a tool for recruitment

Bowman-Grieve, Lorraine

doi:10.1186/2190-8532-2-9

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“…The internet is often considered an effective communication tool for terrorist and terrorist groups giving them relative anonymity, a huge amount of information and very cheap connection compared to other communication tools (Benson, 2014;Bowman-Grieve, 2013;Holt et al, 2015;Ogun, 2012;Rudner, 2017;Torok, 2013;Tsfati and Weimann, 2002;Weimann, 2011;Tvaronavičienė, Černevičiūtė, 2015;Hilkevics, Hilkevics, 2017;Štitilis et al, 2016;Limba et al, 2017).…”

Section: The Internet As An Instrument Used By Lone Wolvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Internet in Lone Wolf Terrorism

Zeman¹,

Břeň²,

Urban³

2017

JSSI

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For the last two decades, lone wolf terrorists in Western countries have been significantly changing their modus operandi. Part of these changes and possibly even one of their causes is the increasing use of the internet by lone wolves. This article reviews the role of the internet in the preparation of a terrorist attack as well as during the process of radicalisation of lone wolves. The possibilities and methodical flaws of lone wolf identification on the internet are also discussed. Based on current knowledge, it can be said that the Internet still has a limited role for lone wolves during the preparation of their terrorist attacks. However, it has been demonstrated, that as an efficient communication tool, the internet is of considerable importance in the process of lone wolf radicalisation. The internet is also a place where lone wolves may leak indications of their future actions. These leakages may be utilised for the identification of future lone wolf terrorists on discussion forums or radical websites using semi-automatic methods. However, the biggest drawbacks of these methods is their inability to distinguish between future lone wolf terrorists and common radical authors with no real intention on committing any terrorist act.

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Section: The Internet As An Instrument Used By Lone Wolvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Internet in Lone Wolf Terrorism

Zeman¹,

Břeň²,

Urban³

2017

JSSI

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“…In contrast, enemies are presented as unjust, weak, and cowardly (Weisburd, 2009). The dehumanization and belittling of enemies is a common tactic of extremist media (Bowman-Grieve, 2013). Oftentimes, the message contained in terrorist media is quite clear—join the ranks and experience ultimate victory and glory, or remain behind to face inevitable defeat (Farwell, 2014).…”

Section: Previously Identified Themes Of Terrorist Propagandamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As of yet, there seems to be little consensus on who the bulk of extremist propaganda is aimed at, or what demographics are potentially the most susceptible to the radicalizing messages, though it has been suggested that this may potentially include the impoverished (Baines et al, 2010), the young (Gates & Podder, 2015; Huey, 2015), the male (Fiske, 2013), the religiously discriminated against (Goerzig & Al-Hashimi, 2015; Postel, 2013), the socially isolated (Borum, 2011; Bowman-Grieve, 2013), the spiritually unfulfilled (Berger, 2016; Cottee & Hayward, 2011), or, most likely, some combination of the aforementioned.…”

Section: The Aim Of Propaganda: Radicalization and Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“To My Brothers in the West . . .”: A Thematic Analysis of Videos Produced by the Islamic State’s al-Hayat Media Center

Macnair

Frank

2017

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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This study examines videos produced by the al-Hayat Media Center, a branch of the Islamic State’s (IS) larger media campaign aimed more specifically at Western audiences. Using a thematic analysis approach, recurring themes of 10 al-Hayat videos were identified with conclusions made regarding the specificities of the message and the target audience. It was found that al-Hayat videos cater to potential Western recruits and sympathizers by portraying life in the IS as spiritually and existentially fulfilling, while simultaneously decrying the West as secular, immoral, and criminal. By utilizing well-produced propaganda videos that tap into the dissatisfactions of Western Muslims, al-Hayat was shown to deliver a sophisticated and legitimate message that may play a role in the larger radicalization process.

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“…At this stage, the most serious social, political, legal, and ethical issues relating to information technology will begin to surface on a large scale. Consistent with Moor's assertion, the use of the Internet by extremists to disseminate propaganda and engage in other illegal online activities has since surfaced [13,[23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Affective classification model based on emotional user experience and visual markers in YouTube video

Rosli¹,

Aris²,

Aziz³

et al. 2021

IJATEE

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This research explores viewers' emotional responses upon watching videos in the context of visual features. Visuals have the ability to capture viewers' attention because they elicit emotional responses. When people interact with computers, visual elements are found to attract their attention and are capable of motivating their hearts and minds [1, 2]. However, prior research has indicated that the majority of previous work on affective-based video has focused on text features or low-level features of the video's affective content using the researcher's definition of text and affect, which is viewed as researcher bias [2][3][4][5].

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A psychological perspective on virtual communities supporting terrorist & extremist ideologies as a tool for recruitment

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Role of Internet in Lone Wolf Terrorism

Role of Internet in Lone Wolf Terrorism

“To My Brothers in the West . . .”: A Thematic Analysis of Videos Produced by the Islamic State’s al-Hayat Media Center

Affective classification model based on emotional user experience and visual markers in YouTube video

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