IS Tinder
Jane Flanagan, The Times/Apple News (Paywall), Isis funds terror with ‘Tinder’ love scams “… (But) the con artists behind a new wave of “Tinder terror” that has snared a...
Insta Censorship?
Ginger Gentile, Forbes, Is Instagram Censoring Influencers Who Support Iranian Protestors?, 10 Nov 2022 “Many Instagram influencers outside of Iran are posting stories to bring attention to the oppression...
Iran Protests 2022
I’m including this here as representative of the ongoing social media campaign (a couple of contrasting items): Brave Iranian Girls and Boys. What a campaign. 👏👏👏#IranRevolution2022 #IranRevolution #IranProtests #IranProtests22...
Uighur Net
Masha Borak, Wired, The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet, 2 Nov 2022 “China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media....
Algorithmic Detection
Brody McDonald, GNET, Extremists are Seeping Back into the Mainstream: Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media Platforms “The re-emergence of pro-ISIS accounts on mainstream platforms poses a...
‘Red Pill’
Mariyah Bint Rehan, Amaliah, The Rise of the Muslim Incel: Ideological Victim Blaming and Its Harm to Muslim Women and Men, 24 October 2022 “The internet is a place...
Tate Profile
Rahmah Ghazali, The Scotsman, Andrew Tate: ‘Misogynist’ influencer converts to Islam after video of him praying in UAE mosque goes viral – a story that is getting coverage on...
Qaradawi Profile
Bettina Gr채f, Newslines, Qaradawi and the Struggle for Modern Islam: Understanding the late Yusuf al-Qaradawi is key to understanding the struggles of modern Islam Bettina Gr채f co-edited with Jakob...
West Africa
Salah Muhammad Salis, Graphic, Rethining violent extremism through the Islamic lens (opinion/analysis) Tech references in this article:“Religiously motivated terrorism remains one of West Africa’s most pressing security threats. Militant...
Iran VPN
AFP/macaubusiness.com, Iran to criminalise sale of VPNs: minister “Iran is planning to criminalise the sale of virtual private networks (VPNs) used to skirt internet restrictions, a minister said on...