Stuart Macdonald
@s-macdonald.bsky.social
Professor of Law, Swansea University. Coordinator, VOX-Pol Network. Director, VOX-Pol Institute. Co-Director, CYTREC.
Counterterrorism, online harms, criminal law, human rights.
Counterterrorism, online harms, criminal law, human rights.
Reposted by Stuart Macdonald
Our latest report launches online next Monday, 17 Nov., at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET, with @s-macdonald.bsky.social, Valère Ndior, Gavin Sullivan, and report author Marguerite Borelli. Join us! More info at: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Our latest report launches online next Monday, 17 Nov., at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET, with @s-macdonald.bsky.social, Valère Ndior, Gavin Sullivan, and report author Marguerite Borelli. Join us! More info at: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
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This article - on how Muslims involved in street life and crime construct and relate to the social identity of the jihadist - looks well worth a read!
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October 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This article - on how Muslims involved in street life and crime construct and relate to the social identity of the jihadist - looks well worth a read!
doi.org/10.1093/bjc/...
doi.org/10.1093/bjc/...
🚀 VOX-Pol Institute webinar on Chatbots & Extremism 🚀
14 October, 15:00 to 16:00 (UK time)
- Do extremist actors misuse chatbots?
- What policies and safety mechanisms are deployed by tech platforms?
- How can chatbots be used proactively in P/CVE?
To attend, please email info@voxpolinstitute.org
14 October, 15:00 to 16:00 (UK time)
- Do extremist actors misuse chatbots?
- What policies and safety mechanisms are deployed by tech platforms?
- How can chatbots be used proactively in P/CVE?
To attend, please email info@voxpolinstitute.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚀 VOX-Pol Institute webinar on Chatbots & Extremism 🚀
14 October, 15:00 to 16:00 (UK time)
- Do extremist actors misuse chatbots?
- What policies and safety mechanisms are deployed by tech platforms?
- How can chatbots be used proactively in P/CVE?
To attend, please email info@voxpolinstitute.org
14 October, 15:00 to 16:00 (UK time)
- Do extremist actors misuse chatbots?
- What policies and safety mechanisms are deployed by tech platforms?
- How can chatbots be used proactively in P/CVE?
To attend, please email info@voxpolinstitute.org
⚡ Final hours. Extremists won’t wait.
Curveballs. Consequences. Decisions under pressure.
This is it for those professionally tasked with countering extremist content.
Registration closes tonight. Munich, 8 - 9 Oct
Sign up → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
Curveballs. Consequences. Decisions under pressure.
This is it for those professionally tasked with countering extremist content.
Registration closes tonight. Munich, 8 - 9 Oct
Sign up → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
⚡ Final hours. Extremists won’t wait.
Curveballs. Consequences. Decisions under pressure.
This is it for those professionally tasked with countering extremist content.
Registration closes tonight. Munich, 8 - 9 Oct
Sign up → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
Curveballs. Consequences. Decisions under pressure.
This is it for those professionally tasked with countering extremist content.
Registration closes tonight. Munich, 8 - 9 Oct
Sign up → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
🚨 The policy gap is real. The dilemmas are urgent.
This workshop puts those professionally tasked in the hot seat - curveballs, tough calls, consequences.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #CrisisManagement #Policy
This workshop puts those professionally tasked in the hot seat - curveballs, tough calls, consequences.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #CrisisManagement #Policy
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 The policy gap is real. The dilemmas are urgent.
This workshop puts those professionally tasked in the hot seat - curveballs, tough calls, consequences.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #CrisisManagement #Policy
This workshop puts those professionally tasked in the hot seat - curveballs, tough calls, consequences.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #CrisisManagement #Policy
⚡ Policy is catching up. Extremists aren’t waiting.
That’s why we're bringing together those professionally tasked - academics, regulators, law enforcement, platforms.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Don’t miss it →
www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #Policy
That’s why we're bringing together those professionally tasked - academics, regulators, law enforcement, platforms.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Don’t miss it →
www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #Policy
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
⚡ Policy is catching up. Extremists aren’t waiting.
That’s why we're bringing together those professionally tasked - academics, regulators, law enforcement, platforms.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Don’t miss it →
www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #Policy
That’s why we're bringing together those professionally tasked - academics, regulators, law enforcement, platforms.
Munich, 8 - 9 Oct. Don’t miss it →
www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
#VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #Policy
Reposted by Stuart Macdonald
💡 Closing gaps between extremist tactics and policy response.
Investigations, AI threats, resilience, real-time simulation.
Munich, 8-9 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Bring a colleague? Discounts via info@voxpolinstitute.org 🔗 #VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #DigitalSecurity
👥 Bring a colleague? Discounts via info@voxpolinstitute.org 🔗 #VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #DigitalSecurity
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
September 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
💡 Closing gaps between extremist tactics and policy response.
Investigations, AI threats, resilience, real-time simulation.
Munich, 8-9 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Bring a colleague? Discounts via info@voxpolinstitute.org 🔗 #VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #DigitalSecurity
👥 Bring a colleague? Discounts via info@voxpolinstitute.org 🔗 #VOXPolInstitute #CVE #CounterExtremism #DigitalSecurity
🌐 Extremists exploit the lag between action & policy
In Munich (8-9 Oct), those professionally tasked with tackling extremist & terrorist content will face dilemmas, twists & curveballs together
🎟️ Limited discounts: info@voxpolinstitute.org
Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
In Munich (8-9 Oct), those professionally tasked with tackling extremist & terrorist content will face dilemmas, twists & curveballs together
🎟️ Limited discounts: info@voxpolinstitute.org
Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🌐 Extremists exploit the lag between action & policy
In Munich (8-9 Oct), those professionally tasked with tackling extremist & terrorist content will face dilemmas, twists & curveballs together
🎟️ Limited discounts: info@voxpolinstitute.org
Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
In Munich (8-9 Oct), those professionally tasked with tackling extremist & terrorist content will face dilemmas, twists & curveballs together
🎟️ Limited discounts: info@voxpolinstitute.org
Register by 3 Oct → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
🌍 When extremists go viral before policy can react - what’s your move?
Join those professionally tasked with the response in Munich, 8 - 9 Oct.
Details → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org.
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
Join those professionally tasked with the response in Munich, 8 - 9 Oct.
Details → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org.
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
VOX-Pol Institute | Shaping Responses to Online Extremism
Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interact...
www.voxpolinstitute.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🌍 When extremists go viral before policy can react - what’s your move?
Join those professionally tasked with the response in Munich, 8 - 9 Oct.
Details → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org.
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
Join those professionally tasked with the response in Munich, 8 - 9 Oct.
Details → www.voxpolinstitute.org/events-1/tac...
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org.
#VOXPolInstitute #CounterExtremism
⚡ Extremists adapt faster than policy - can you keep up?
Two days in Munich (8 - 9 Oct) bringing together those professionally tasked with tackling violent extremism content online
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org
Further info & registration → lnkd.in/eCWijHaJ
Two days in Munich (8 - 9 Oct) bringing together those professionally tasked with tackling violent extremism content online
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org
Further info & registration → lnkd.in/eCWijHaJ
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September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚡ Extremists adapt faster than policy - can you keep up?
Two days in Munich (8 - 9 Oct) bringing together those professionally tasked with tackling violent extremism content online
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org
Further info & registration → lnkd.in/eCWijHaJ
Two days in Munich (8 - 9 Oct) bringing together those professionally tasked with tackling violent extremism content online
👥 Discounts if you bring a colleague - email info@voxpolinstitute.org
Further info & registration → lnkd.in/eCWijHaJ
Happening tomorrow! Our webinar on the changing nature of radicalisation online 👇
On 18th September, the VOX-Pol Institute will be teaming up with Institute for Countering Digital Extremism for a webinar on "The Changing Nature of Radicalization Online".
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Happening tomorrow! Our webinar on the changing nature of radicalisation online 👇
On 18th September, the VOX-Pol Institute will be teaming up with Institute for Countering Digital Extremism for a webinar on "The Changing Nature of Radicalization Online".
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On 18th September, the VOX-Pol Institute will be teaming up with Institute for Countering Digital Extremism for a webinar on "The Changing Nature of Radicalization Online".
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
It will run from 9:00 – 10:00 (ET) / 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)
To register, please email: info@voxpolinstitute.org
The call for papers & breakout sessions at the 2026 Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference is now open!
Join 250+ researchers, policymakers, practitioners and tech professionals discuss pressing challenges and opportunities on online terrorism and extremism. Visit www.tasmconf.com for details
Join 250+ researchers, policymakers, practitioners and tech professionals discuss pressing challenges and opportunities on online terrorism and extremism. Visit www.tasmconf.com for details
TASM Conference 2026
www.tasmconf.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The call for papers & breakout sessions at the 2026 Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference is now open!
Join 250+ researchers, policymakers, practitioners and tech professionals discuss pressing challenges and opportunities on online terrorism and extremism. Visit www.tasmconf.com for details
Join 250+ researchers, policymakers, practitioners and tech professionals discuss pressing challenges and opportunities on online terrorism and extremism. Visit www.tasmconf.com for details
🚨 Event Alert – 8 September 2025, 16:30 (London/Dublin time)
📣 VOX-Pol Institute presents: Chatbots and Extremism: Risks, Policies, and Opportunities
📣 VOX-Pol Institute presents: Chatbots and Extremism: Risks, Policies, and Opportunities
August 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🚨 Event Alert – 8 September 2025, 16:30 (London/Dublin time)
📣 VOX-Pol Institute presents: Chatbots and Extremism: Risks, Policies, and Opportunities
📣 VOX-Pol Institute presents: Chatbots and Extremism: Risks, Policies, and Opportunities
**Call for contributors to the Elgar Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law**
@jessieblackbourn.bsky.social, @drkatyvaughan.bsky.social and I are compiling a new Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law, to be published by Edward Elgar. So far we have commissioned over 100 entries with a fantastic
@jessieblackbourn.bsky.social, @drkatyvaughan.bsky.social and I are compiling a new Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law, to be published by Edward Elgar. So far we have commissioned over 100 entries with a fantastic
July 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
**Call for contributors to the Elgar Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law**
@jessieblackbourn.bsky.social, @drkatyvaughan.bsky.social and I are compiling a new Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law, to be published by Edward Elgar. So far we have commissioned over 100 entries with a fantastic
@jessieblackbourn.bsky.social, @drkatyvaughan.bsky.social and I are compiling a new Concise Encyclopaedia of Terrorism Law, to be published by Edward Elgar. So far we have commissioned over 100 entries with a fantastic
Reposted by Stuart Macdonald
On this week's Blog, Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social describe and discuss the ways in which UK far-right actors, including the Homeland Party and Britain First, are using X's Grok AI. voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes - VOX - Pol
By Alice Sibley and Joshua Bowes As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated and embedded into social media platforms, wariness around its harmful exploitation has grown. As previo...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On this week's Blog, Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social describe and discuss the ways in which UK far-right actors, including the Homeland Party and Britain First, are using X's Grok AI. voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
@bricksilk.bsky.social's report "Lessons for Prevent" has been published. Its important recommendations include that violence-fascinated individuals - with no particular ideology but the potential to commit acts similar to terrorism - should be accommodated within Prevent.
July 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
@bricksilk.bsky.social's report "Lessons for Prevent" has been published. Its important recommendations include that violence-fascinated individuals - with no particular ideology but the potential to commit acts similar to terrorism - should be accommodated within Prevent.