Online ‘doxxing’ campaigns leading to harassment and death threats
A tactic imported from the US, personal information is published online to ‘target’ individuals who campaign against far-right groups. By Garreth MacNamee Monday 15 Mar 2021, 8:30 PM Mar 15th 2021, 8:30 PM 27,167 Views 12 Comments
This is the third of a four-part series published today and tomorrow by Noteworthy and The Journal on the growth of far-right ideology on Irish online networks, its influence and impact on real-life protests and events and the political endgame for some of its proponents.
Here, Garreth MacNamee looks at how some elements of the far right have been utilising the tactic of ‘doxxing’ to provoke followers into offline harassment and action – and hears from victims of the practice.
Opinion: Lack of trust in politics in a pandemic is a breeding ground for disinformation
Joe Galvin outlines how far-right groups are capitalising on current frustrations around Covid restrictions. By Joe Galvin Sunday 7 Mar 2021, 8:30 AM Mar 7th 2021, 8:30 AM 14,722 Views 43 Comments Joe Galvin
RECENTLY, THE FUTURE of Media Commission, a body set up by the Irish government, held a number of discussions on disinformation as part of its ongoing work into the challenges faced by media organisations in Ireland.
The discussions presented a global view of the disinformation crisis, with no Irish-based journalists participating on the panels, and though the commission itself has identified disinformation as a significant threat, the issue features only br
Strong Cities Network launches workshop on preventing, combating violent extremism
By JT - Jan 23,2021 - Last updated at Jan 23,2021
AMMAN The West Asia North Africa (WANA) Institute, under the umbrella of the “Strong Cities Network in Lebanon and Jordan”, is conducting a six-day training workshop in Jordan on “Human Security and Definitions of P/CVE” (preventing and countering violent extremism).
This training targets the members of the three local prevention networks in Irbid, Zarqa and Karak two-day training workshop for each network, according to a WANA statement
This training workshop is part of the Strong Cities Network’s vision and aims to build the capacity of the members of the local prevention networks on engaging effectively with policy makers in order to support the implementation of national strategies to prevent violent extremism, the statement said.
BBC News
By James Clayton We re gonna run what I call a Kyle drill.
A man wearing sunglasses and carrying an assault rifle talks his way through a training circuit he s built at a gun range, showcased in a YouTube video.
The course lets participants recreate the moment Kyle Rittenhouse shot three protesters in Kenosha earlier this year, killing two of them. This is the simulated mob, the man says. You re going to sit down and take a shot at the skater. I don t know how many shots Kyle took, but Kyle s a badass. So we re going to assume one shot, one kill.