Social Networks
"Social Media, Online Networks and the Preven ...
In 2013, The SecDev Group undertook a 10-month Kanishka-funded project that set out, in part, to explore methodologies and technologies for open source social media (OSSM) research and their potential utility for detecting weak signals of radicalization towards violent extremism online.
Detecting Online Extremist Networks Using Open Sou ...
This research note summarizes experimental research conducted by The SecDev Group in 2013, as part of a Public Safety Canada, Kanishka-funded project looking at social media analytics and the prevention of violent extremism.
Detecting Toxic Content using Open Source Social M ...
This experiment used the Twitter profile of a U.K. national, verified to be an active foreign fighter (FF) in the Syrian civil war, as the seed for constructing a network topology based on social media interactions.
Assessment of A Foreign Fighter’s Twitter Trajec ...
This summary captures the main findings of a longitudinal content analysis of a known foreign fighter’s (FF) public social media activity for signs of radicalization toward violent extremism.
Review of Social Science Literature on Radicalizat ...
This 2014 paper reviewed relevant empirical social science studies to gain perspective on two questions: 1) Are there accepted risk factors or indicators that signal increasing radicalization on the pathway to violent extremism?
Mining Communities and Their Relationships in Blog ...
This article outlines a semi-automated approach for analyzing the content and structure of online hate groups active on blogging platforms.
Who Matters Online: Measuring Influence, Evaluatin ...
This 2013 article focuses on identifying and measuring the influence of extremist accounts on Twitter, assessing extremist content, and determining ways to counter violent extremism (CVE) in online social networks.
Twitterrank: Finding Topic-Sensitive Influential T ...
This article focuses on the problem of identifying influential Twitter users using Machine Learning (ML) techniques and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Network Vulnerabilities and Strategic Intelligence ...
This seminal 1991 article examines the strategic applications of network analysis methodologies for law enforcement.
Preliminary Analytical Considerations in Designing ...
This 2014 paper presents a web-crawler called the Terrorism and Extremism Network Extractor (TENE), designed to gather information about extremist activities on the Internet.
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