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The Commission publishes study on digital violent right-wing extremist content

22 July 2021 - The Commission published a study entitled 'Heroes and scapegoats: Right-wing extremism in digital environments'. The study focusses on the different aspects of digital violent right-wing extremist (VRWE) content, i.e., textual or visual messages that express acceptance, condoning, justification or acclamation of violence for the sake of a radical nationalistic ideal. The study, among other groups, focusses thereby on Jews as a target of VRWE.

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date:  22/07/2021

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The main aspects of VRWE content that are examined in this report are either target-oriented (i.e., toxic language including hate speech, dehumanizing language, and far-right conspiracy theories), or perpetrator oriented. (i.e., accelerationist ideas, glorification of war and terror, and assigning hero status to previous VRWE terrorists).  The study also maps the online VRWE landscape, describing how VRWE content is expressed on different platforms.

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