Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry

Abstract Disrupting the emergence and evolution of potentially violent online extremist movements is a crucial challenge. Extremism research has analyzed such movements in detail, focusing on individual- and movement-level characteristics. But are there system-level commonalities in the ways these m...

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Autores principales:	N. Velásquez, P. Manrique, R. Sear, R. Leahy, N. Johnson Restrepo, L. Illari, Y. Lupu, N. F. Johnson
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0cb1f0e4d5414d8da2f70d89d498e88b2021-12-02T16:51:14ZHidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry10.1038/s41598-021-89349-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/0cb1f0e4d5414d8da2f70d89d498e88b2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89349-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Disrupting the emergence and evolution of potentially violent online extremist movements is a crucial challenge. Extremism research has analyzed such movements in detail, focusing on individual- and movement-level characteristics. But are there system-level commonalities in the ways these movements emerge and grow? Here we compare the growth of the Boogaloos, a new and increasingly prominent U.S. extremist movement, to the growth of online support for ISIS, a militant, terrorist organization based in the Middle East that follows a radical version of Islam. We show that the early dynamics of these two online movements follow the same mathematical order despite their stark ideological, geographical, and cultural differences. The evolution of both movements, across scales, follows a single shockwave equation that accounts for heterogeneity in online interactions. These scientific properties suggest specific policies to address online extremism and radicalization. We show how actions by social media platforms could disrupt the onset and ‘flatten the curve’ of such online extremism by nudging its collective chemistry. Our results provide a system-level understanding of the emergence of extremist movements that yields fresh insight into their evolution and possible interventions to limit their growth.N. VelásquezP. ManriqueR. SearR. LeahyN. Johnson RestrepoL. IllariY. LupuN. F. JohnsonNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q N. Velásquez P. Manrique R. Sear R. Leahy N. Johnson Restrepo L. Illari Y. Lupu N. F. Johnson Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
description	Abstract Disrupting the emergence and evolution of potentially violent online extremist movements is a crucial challenge. Extremism research has analyzed such movements in detail, focusing on individual- and movement-level characteristics. But are there system-level commonalities in the ways these movements emerge and grow? Here we compare the growth of the Boogaloos, a new and increasingly prominent U.S. extremist movement, to the growth of online support for ISIS, a militant, terrorist organization based in the Middle East that follows a radical version of Islam. We show that the early dynamics of these two online movements follow the same mathematical order despite their stark ideological, geographical, and cultural differences. The evolution of both movements, across scales, follows a single shockwave equation that accounts for heterogeneity in online interactions. These scientific properties suggest specific policies to address online extremism and radicalization. We show how actions by social media platforms could disrupt the onset and ‘flatten the curve’ of such online extremism by nudging its collective chemistry. Our results provide a system-level understanding of the emergence of extremist movements that yields fresh insight into their evolution and possible interventions to limit their growth.
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author	N. Velásquez P. Manrique R. Sear R. Leahy N. Johnson Restrepo L. Illari Y. Lupu N. F. Johnson
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title	Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
title_short	Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
title_full	Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
title_fullStr	Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
title_full_unstemmed	Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
title_sort	hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Hidden order across online extremist movements can be disrupted by nudging collective chemistry

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