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White supremacist (p…

Physical white supremacist propaganda includes distributions of physical media like fliers, posters, stickers, leaflets, banners and graffiti. The goal is to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests... Read more

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Zoombombing

Zoombombing, a reference to the popular video conferencing platform, occurs when online meetings are disrupted by graphic or threatening messages or activity. Incidences of zoombombing surged in 2020, at the start of the COVID pandemic. Online Jewish... Read more

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Looksmaxxing

Looksmaxxing refers to any attempts made by incels to improve upon their physical appearance. These strategies range from haircuts and new clothes, taking steroids and going to the gym all the way up to cosmetic surgery.

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Media Jihad

"Media jihad" refers to an ISIS innovation in the Islamist terrorist sphere heavily emphasizing online media and appealing propaganda as a means of recruiting foreign fighters and spreading its message. To this end, ISIS recruiters often emphasize... Read more

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Nutella and Kittens

Nutella and kittens was among ISIS's more inventive and disturbing media tactics. In 2015, the group paired calls to join the Islamic State with innocuous images that were popular on the internet, including pictures of kittens or... Read more

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Paper Terrorism

"Paper terrorism" is a term given to a range of tactics developed by the sovereign citizen movement to use against their perceived enemies. These tactics typically involve the filing of bogus legal documents or the misuse of... Read more

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Black Bloc Tactics

Black bloc tactics are often employed by militant antifa adherents at protests. Participants dressed in all black will operate as a unified force. Tactics include arming themselves with riot shields and positioning themselves at the front while... Read more

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