Christchurch gunman discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out
Chris Wilson, Ethan Renner, Jack Smylie and Michal Dziwulski for the Conversation
AI firm considers banning creation of political images for 2024 elections
May 2022
New York to investigate social media platforms used by Buffalo shooter
‘Cheering section’ for violence: the attacks that show 4chan is still a threat
January 2021
Anarchy, in-jokes and trolling: the GameStop fiasco is 4chan-think in action
Dan Dixon
The redditors’ logic is one I recognise from my teens: intentionally senseless, a joke rather than a philosophy. And nobody wants a joke explained
October 2020
Far-right online forum 8chan kicked offline after protection services are cut
US-inspired rightwing extremism an 'insidious' threat to Australia, study finds
August 2019
8chan: owner of extremist site lashes out as scrutiny intensifies
8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes
February 2019
Stop the online conspiracy theorists before they break democracy
Julia Ebner
Cannibals, aliens and clandestine lizard overlords. Due to social media algorithms, such ideas threaten the future of Europe, writes Julia Ebner of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue
July 2018
What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory
The sprawling internet theory, beloved by Trump supporters, has ensnared everyone from Tom Hanks to Hillary Clinton
April 2018
‘Raw hatred’: why the 'incel' movement targets and terrorises women
The man accused of carrying out the Toronto van attack has alleged links to ‘involuntary celibate’ online communities. The language they use may be absurd, but the threat they pose could be deadly
March 2017
Shia LaBeouf’s Trump art project shut down one day after moving to Liverpool
He Will Not Divide Us is curtailed on police advice after reports of ‘dangerous trespassing’, with alt-right group thought to be involved
February 2017
Our greatest peril? Screening ourselves off from reality
George Monbiot
Immersed in life online like the followers of 4chan or PewDiePie, we start to imagine that nothing matters – even racism, misogyny and resurgent fascism
December 2016
The tech winners and losers of 2016 (hint: Facebook – and Facebook)
What Gamergate should have taught us about the 'alt-right'
November 2016
Donald Trump's 'alt-right' supporters express dismay at disavowal
Some spoke out on Reddit and 4chan after Trump distanced himself from the far-right movement and appeared to walk back on his most extreme policies
October 2016
Future of 4chan uncertain as controversial site faces financial woes
The anonymous message board represents the darkest corners of the internet, but users aren’t ready to say goodbye
September 2016
Pepe the Frog: yes, a harmless cartoon can become an alt-right mascot
Oren Segal
The character may have started out as an innocent emblem of slackerdom – but it’s now an icon for racist and antisemitic groups
June 2016
Antisemitism watchdog adds (((echo))) symbol to hate list after Jews targeted
Symbol is ‘online equivalent of taunting someone verbally’, says US watchdog the Anti-Defamation League chief, days after Google removes antisemitic Chrome extension
