Super- (and hyper-) posters on extremist forums&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

Baele, Stéphane; colleagues,

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“…The online context is particularly conducive to lone wolf terrorists (Clemmow et al, 2020) and female extremist actors (Nuraniyah, 2019; Phelan, 2020; Scrivens et al, 2020; Shapiro & Maras, 2019; Vergani & Bliuc, 2015). Extremist online activities are particularly fuelled by a few superusers (Kleinberg et al, 2020) and sources (Chatfield et al, 2015) comparable to non‐extremist forums (Brace & Baele, 2022) (Table 2).…”

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“…T A B L E 1 1 Summary directions for information systems research on online extremism. instead of offline exposure) (2.2), and understand characteristics of influential users either as online extremists (Berger & Strathearn, 2013;Brace & Baele, 2022) or as counter activists (e.g., former extremists, politicians, prominent personality) (2.3).…”

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“…Similarly, researchers should address the augmenting impact of digital technologies on the individual. We need more insights on the particularities of online extremists (e.g., self‐radicalizing lone wolf actors, gender roles) (2.1) (Clemmow et al, 2020; Nuraniyah, 2019), novel types of risk factors (e.g., media literacy and privacy concerns instead of offline exposure) (2.2), and understand characteristics of influential users either as online extremists (Berger & Strathearn, 2013; Brace & Baele, 2022) or as counter activists (e.g., former extremists, politicians, prominent personality) (2.3).…”

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“…Abbreviation: RWE, right-wing extremism.T A B L E 2 People component result overview: User behaviours, attributes and susceptibility to extremism online (find more comprehensive descriptions in Appendix B2). emotional vulnerability to radicalization include feelings of alienation, and shame, personal identity crises (e.g., discrimination, deprivation), some mental health problems, preferences for hierarchy and dominance in society, low civic, media and digital literacy, predominant online news consumption, partisan political identities, and pre-existing extremist attitudesAngus (2016), Briggs and Feve (2013), Cherney et al (2020), Nienierza et al (2019) Younger users often fail to recognize extremist threats online as such and are particularly vulnerable to extremist outreach online Nienierza et al (2019) Offline experiences and relations are a key factor of online radicalization Offline experiences can contribute to a user's receptiveness to online radicalization Bliuc et al (2019) Extremist communities provide social support online and shelter from an offline world perceived as hostile, reaffirming extremist ideologies De Koster and Houtman (2008) Offline relations to close relatives, teachers or good friends are often the first contact with extremist ideologies Gaudette et al Risk analysis framework identifies online exposure to extremist content as a key propensity for lone wolf actors Clemmow et al (2020)Online behaviour of individual extremist actorsSmall nucleus of actors produce the majority of online content and set agendas Superusers create a disproportionately large amount of the extremist content and particular topics or content may stem from a critical minority of sourcesBrace and Baele (2022),Kleinberg et al (2020)…”

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The digital augmentation of extremism: Reviewing and guiding online extremism research from a sociotechnical perspective

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Online extremism remains a persistent problem despite the best efforts of governments, tech companies and civil society. Digital technologies can induce group polarization to promote extremism and cause substantial changes to extremism (e.g., create new forms of extremism, types of threats or radicalization approaches). Current methods to counter extremism induce undesirable side‐effects (e.g., ostracize minorities, inadvertently promote extremism) or do not leverage the full potential of digital technologies. Extremism experts recognize the need for researchers from other disciplines, like information systems, to contribute their technical expertise for understanding and countering online extremism. This article aims to introduce the field of information systems to the issue of online extremism. Information systems scholars address technology‐related societal issues from a sociotechnical perspective. The sociotechnical perspective describes systems through a series of interactions between social (structure, people) and technical components (physical system, task). We apply the sociotechnical perspective to (1) summarize the current state‐of‐the‐art knowledge of 222 articles in a systematic multi‐disciplinary literature review and (2) propose specific research questions that address two questions (How do digital technologies augment extremism? How can we successfully counter online extremism?).

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