Right-wing extremism on social media platforms?
Development paths and action perspectivesMain 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.
