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Right-wing extremism in digital environments
Heroes and scapegoats
Right-wing extremism in digital environments
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This report is a study on different aspects of digital violent right-wing extremist (VRWE) content, i.e., textual or visual messages that express acceptance, condoning, justification or acclamation of violence for the sake of a radical nationalistic ideal. Radical nationalism can be categorised into racial nationalism (white supremacy or racism), cultural nationalism (e.g. arguing for homogeneity of language and culture within the Western nation states), or ethnic nationalism (e.g. arguing that people with different ethnic origins should not mix). The different strains of VRWE include identitarianism, counter-jihad, National Socialism, white supremacy, and eco-fascism. Emerging tactic strains include accelerationism, Siege culture and hive terrorism. The main aspects of VRWE content that are examined in this report are either target-oriented (i.e., toxic language including hate speech, dehumanizing language, and far-right conspiracy theories), or perpetrator oriented. (i.e., accelerationist ideas, glorification of war and terror, and assigning hero status to previous VRWE terrorists). We also map the online VRWE landscape, describing how VRWE content is expressed on different platforms.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) , Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)
- Personal author(s): Kaati, Lisa ; Cohen, Katie ; Pelzer, Björn
- Themes: Fundamental rights , Information technology and telecommunications
- Subject: conspiracy theory , digital technology , extreme right , extremism , Internet , nationalism , racism , report , social media , terrorism , violence
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-40320-3 | DOI 10.2838/6291 | Catalogue number DS-09-21-289-EN-N |
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-40321-0 | DOI 10.2838/37983 | Catalogue number DS-09-21-289-EN-C |
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