RT Article
T1 Exposure to and sharing of fringe or radical content online
JF Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
SP 1
OP 17
A1 Cubitt, Timothy
A2 Morgan, Anthony
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919767401
AB Using a large, national survey of online Australians, we measured unintentional and intentional exposure to fringe or radical content and groups online. Two in five respondents (40.6%) reported being exposed to material they described as fringe, unorthodox or radical. One-quarter of these respondents (23.2%) accessed the content intentionally. One-third (29.9%) said the content they had seen depicted violence. Fringe or radical content was often accessed through messages, discussions and posts online. Mainstream social media and messaging platforms were the platforms most frequently used to share fringe or radical content. Being a member of a group promoting fringe or radical content was associated with increased sharing of that content with other internet users. Efforts to restrict access to radical content and groups online, especially on mainstream platforms, may help reduce intentional and unintentional exposure to and sharing of that content.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 16-17
K1 Peer-reviewed
K1 Radicalisation
K1 Surveys
K1 violent extremism
DO 10.52922/ti77734