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Right-wing extremism on social media platforms?

Development paths and action perspectives
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2023
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Main findings
This research has mapped out several different development paths
of right-wing extremist radicalization and what the role is in this
social media platforms, with specific attention to the operation of
recommendation algorithms. The role of the offline context was also examined
development paths of right-wing extremist radicalization. Based on
the findings describe possible feasible perspectives for action
for the government to prevent right-wing extremist radicalization via online platforms
to prevent.
The main findings of the research are the following:
z A large number of risk factors on an individual basis, group- and together-
level contribute to the development of radicalization processes.
Development paths of radicalization are extremely complex, where both
online and offline factors play a role and interact. If the
influence of the online context on extremist beliefs
understand, this interaction should be examined.
z The role of recommendation algorithms in right-wing extremist radicalization
within the online context, according to recent scientific research
limited. Users' personal choices are just as important-
rich, such as sharing links to extremist content; the subscription-
ner / tracking certain channels on social media platforms and on
in this way are selectively confronted with more extreme content;
meeting like-minded people in echo chambers; and personal surfing/
search behavior. People automatically look for more extreme content and
deliberately enter certain search terms for this purpose, or click on the
more extreme recommendations.

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How Forum Politicians Reinforce Anti-Semitism on Twitter

Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Anti-Semitism in Accounts Retweeted by FVD Politicians
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2022
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This investigation looks at the retweets of anti-Semitic accounts by FVDers.

Conclusion from this report:
FVD politicians retweet and like tweets from anti-Semitic accounts significantly more often
or tweets with an anti-Semitic undertone than politicians from other parties. From the
qualitative analysis shows that the two main categories in the antisemitic
tweets from these accounts are “hardcore” and “diffuse” anti-Semitism. The first kind
explicitly targets Jews and is part of the core message of the
accounts. The second is characterized by anti-Semitic stereotypes and
story motifs, but is intertwined with other conspiracy theories such as QAnon and
de Great Reset.
The quantitative analysis shows that no Dutch political party
standalone 'hardcore antisemitism' tweet. Do retweet and like Forum politicians
for Democracy almost five times more often tweets from 'hardcore anti-Semitic' accounts
than random Twitter users (this concerns in particular not explicit
anti-Semitic tweets from accounts that are structurally “hardcore anti-Semitic”
spread tweets). Retweet or like other Dutch political parties like this
good as never tweets from 'hardcore antisemitic' accounts. Forum retweet and like
average 33 ‘hardcore antisemitische’ tweets per 5000 tweets, retweets en likes.
For the random set, this number is 9, for the PVV on 1 and for everyone else
parties on 0. In addition, follow 17 from 36 FvD-accounts 1 or more ‘hardcore
antisemitic' accounts. For example, for the PVV, this number is 'only' at 1 en
for other parties on 0.
In addition, there is no less than more than 10 percent of all Twitter activity
of the investigated FVD politicians from liking and retweeting 'diffuse'
antisemitic' accounts. For the PVV this number is 2 percent, for the
random set at just under 1 percent and for all other parties on 0. Ook
FVD spreads most of the Holocaust comparisons and tweets that use alt-right jargon
contain (slang linked to anti-Semitic fringe media). Only for the category
'anti-Israel' we find the highest activity in the party THINK. THINK likes and
retweet average 9 ‘anti-Israel’-tweets per 5000 likes en retweets. For Bij1, D66,
FVD, GL and the random set is this number on 1. For PVV and SGP on 0.

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