PhD candidate @warstudies • Research Fellow @ICSR_Centre • researching and combatting the far right & antisemitism • Trustee & ex-Pres @UJS_UK
Nov 2, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Our new research at @ISDglobal has found a 422% rise in use of anti-Muslim language on X since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict, as well as increases on alternative social media platforms. isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…
On X, the first two days after Hamas' terrorist attack saw a 422% increase in the use of anti-Muslim language on the previous two days.
This increase was sustained - over the five days after the spike, use of anti-Muslim language rose 297% on the five days before.
Jan 26, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
New Prevent stats out today, and it's the first time they've disaggregated "Mixed/Unclear/Unstable" ideology.
A quick thread of some key trends:
Referrals for XRW ideology jumped in 2017 post-National Action ban and with the emergence of more loosely connected online networks, sometimes associated with "3rd wave" transnational XRW movements including Feuerkrieg Division, Sonnenkrieg Division.