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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Out now in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression: We examined the influence of violent extremist group membership on online behavior among violent and non-violent right-wing extremists, which is open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Out now: we examine policy and investigatory implications, methodological challenges, and avenues for future research on the online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists. It is #openaccess. Proud of this work: pt.icct.nl/article/unde...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Out now: we used a data-driven framework to examine how definitions of hate crime and hate speech align and diverge in capturing the hate element. The article is open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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VOX-Pol @vox-pol.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🔥 Extremists move fast - Policy often lags Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences 📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct 🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9 👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI

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Arthur Bradley @abrad.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social. The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online. Among the key findings of the research:

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VOX-Pol @vox-pol.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

ICYMI, our newest report on 'Gore and Violent Extremism' is now available #openaccess on our website. Go to voxpol.eu/publications/. Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to info@voxpol.eu from your institutional email address and we'll share the link. #PleaseRS

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Sandy Schumann (PhD) @sandyschumann.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’. (1/4)

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

...tenured! What a journey 😅 🤓

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Had the pleasure of presenting my research on the on- and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year's Global Network on Extremism & Technology Conference. Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.

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GNET @gnetresearch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We were thrilled to have our third and final panel of speakers present on Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus. This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Excited to be discussing the connections between the online and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year’s @gnetresearch.bsky.social Conference. Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...

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Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski & Richard Frank L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Out now in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression: We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum. The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Society for Terrorism Research (STR) @socterres.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

🚨 Final Call 🚨 Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social. 🧵 1/2

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Incredibly honored to receive the MSU College of Social Science Rising Star Research Award: cj.msu.edu/news/2025-sc... It's been quite the journey.

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GNET @gnetresearch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We are delighted to announce our Fifth Annual Conference! 🗓️ 28 May 2025 📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️

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The Fifth Annual GNET Conference - GNET

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Sandy Schumann (PhD) @sandyschumann.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I am pleased that my paper with Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder has now been published here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2

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Identifying distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning or committing a terrorist attack: Findings from an analysis of individuals convicted on terrorism(-related) charges i...

Previous research has documented that the internet plays an increasingly important role in facilitating involvement in terrorism. However, the level o…

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Maura Conway @galwaygrrl.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

THIS --> “Unequivocally, no blame in this falls on Signal...Signal is a communication tool designed for confidential conversations. If someone's brought into a conversation who’s not meant to be part of it, that's not a technology problem. That's an operator issue.” www.wired.com/story/signal...

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SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

The Trump cabinet’s shocking leak of its plans to bomb Yemen raises myriad confidentiality and legal issues. The security of the encrypted messaging app Signal is not one of them.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Out in the latest issue of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 Only 4 days left to apply! 🚨 Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol. Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

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Call for applications: PhD summer School Studying Online Extremism - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism

Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)

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VOX-Pol @vox-pol.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

New to VOX-Pol? Check out our fully searchable Online Library, now with links to 2,200+ articles, chapters, theses, Blog posts, etc. focused on all aspects of online extremism and terrorism.

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CREST @crest-research.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

📢JOB ALERT: Criminal Justice (Cybercrime/Cyber-security) – Associate or Full Professor 📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University MORE:

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Criminal Justice – Associate or Full Professor

The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University invites applications for a 9-month tenure-system position at the Associate or Full Professor.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

On the VOX-Pol Blog this week: @brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

You know Canadians big mad when they start talking about 1812.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

On the VOX-Pol Blog this week: We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Another week, another thread with online first articles about the far right, extremism, populism, radicalism etc 1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists

There is an ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to identify and examine the online posting behaviors of violent extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, b...

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Brenna Helm @brennahelm.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Online now! Coauthors Tom Holt, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank and I looked into user engagement on a well known incel forum and the potential influence of subcultural beliefs on user posting behaviors. Check it out here 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

OUT NOW: we examine user engagement and posting behaviors over time on one of the most well-known incel-moderated forums: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Out now in Terrorism and Political Violence #openaccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

OUT NOW: Our edited book on former extremists in preventing and countering violence. It is published with Oxford University Press, and it is #openaccess: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/... Thank you to all who contributed to this much needed collection.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Production edits have been submitted for our forthcoming edited book with Oxford University Press. Looking forward to the release of this collection, which will be #openaccess.

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

I bear sad news. One of the founding fathers of terrorism research, David Rapoport, has passed away after a short illness. He was 95. We have lost a titan. We will soon find a way to honor and celebrate his life and work, but for now, I am sure he will be in your thoughts as he is in ours.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

I'm incredibly pleased to announce that our forthcoming book (Oxford University Press) will now be #openaccess! Special thanks to Gordon Clubb for making this happen. We have a very strong line-up of contributors on this one, so I can't wait for it to be released. More details to come.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Out in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice: We examine key concepts in online terrorism and violent extremism research ranging from conceptual complexities to responses to violent extremism online. Open access: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

Stay up to date on our current project: forms.office.com/e/nNDVysXYCa We'll be bringing practitioners and experts together in NYC this year to develop global standards for involving "former extremist” in countering and preventing violent extremism.

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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 12/01/2024

Join me, Maura Conway and Alastair Reed for the launch of my newest paper, The Last Twitter Census, on January 23. The paper compares a random sample of 100,000 English-language Twitter accounts from just before Musk's takeover to a sample taken three months later. voxpol.eu/events/vox-p...

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VOX-Pol Report Online Launch: The Last Twitter Census - VOX - Pol

23/01/2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - You are invited to the online launch of VOX-Pol’s latest publication, titled The Last Twitter Census by J.M. Berger, on Tuesday 23 January 2024, at 17:00 UK time (12...

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

We officially have a cover for our forthcoming book with Oxford University Press! We'll also be releasing information about our current project, 'Involving Formers in P/CVE', in the coming days. Stay tuned.

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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Relatives of victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket have been called to federal court Friday for a “substantial update” in the legal case against the gunman, their attorney said.

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Update expected in case of Buffalo supermarket gunman as families await decision on death penalty

Federal prosecutors are expected to provide an update in the legal case against a gunman who has admitted to killing 10 Black people in a racist shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

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Ryan Scrivens @ryanscrivens.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Out now in the International Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice. Free online copies of the study can be found here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYWFY...

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Amy Cooter, Ph.D. @amycooter.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

Hi folks! You can preorder my book for 20% off at this link www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na... It covers the history of the modern militia movement, members' key ideas and practices, and what we can likely expect from the movement as the 2024 Presidential election approaches.

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