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Accelerationism

Digital Dystopia — The Dark Nexus of Violent Extremism and Sexual Exploitation: A Case Study

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to school shootings, mass attacks, suicide, animal cruelty, child sexual exploitation, self-harm, eating disorders, violent extremism, terrorism, and gore. On March 10, 2025, a 25-year-old man named Aniruth Kuppusamy of Chester County, Pennsylvania was charged with one count each of manufacturing child pornography, receiving

The Eleven-Year History of the Media-Fiction Effects that Underpin Participatory Nihilistic Violence

The Eleven-Year History of the Media-Fiction Effects that Underpin Participatory Nihilistic Violence

It is the intention of this article to highlight and examine the socio-cognitive media affordances at play when online participatory myth-making turns to offline action. Though the media myth effects at play have existed for as long as the Internet has been established, a stabbing in Wisconsin in 2014 highlights

Examining the Soyjak Attacker Video Fandom (Part I)

Examining the Soyjak Attacker Video Fandom (Part I)

Welcome to our new series, which will written by two guest authors who have chosen to remain pseudonymous for their own personal safety. Their unique perspectives and experiences will shed light on a network of mass shooters inspired by the Terrorgram Collective, while safeguarding their identities. CONTENT WARNING: This article