Extremism Content in Social Media: A Model of Young Followers Extremism Behavior
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| © 2024 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-72 Issue-2 |
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| Year of Publication : 2024 | ||
| Author : Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi, Fathey Mohammed |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I2P111 | ||
How to Cite?
Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi, Fathey Mohammed, "Extremism Content in Social Media: A Model of Young Followers Extremism Behavior," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 92-98, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I2P111
Abstract
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to radicalization, which may lead to extremism, more specifically, the technological advances that bear the potential for easier communication and networking. Radicals, violent extremists, and terrorists can reach a wider audience due to their narratives and the technologies available, such as social media networks. They use such them to extremist ideology, promote radicalized views, and recruit new members worldwide, and young people are especially at risk. Researchers and policymakers are increasingly concerned with understanding the processes of extremism to be able to control youth violent extremism. Empirical studies have been conducted to address the topic of social media and violent extremism. However, most of the related studies focused on analyzing content on social media to detect extremism using AI and machine learning techniques narratives. Less attention has been given to understanding the extremism behavior of the extremists' followers in social media groups, pages, and forums. This research aims to propose a model of extremist behavior among the young followers of radicalism, extremism, or terrorism content in social media. By exploring extremist behavior in the context of social media and revisiting the related theories, an integrated model is proposed to identify the factors influencing young people's extremist behavior in the context of social media. The proposed model may promote a general understanding of the extremism behavior among young followers of radical content on social media platforms. It also may provide new insights for policymakers to create more effective counter-radicalization programs to protect young people from being dragged into extremism acts.
Keywords
Social Media, Extremism Content, Young People, Behaviour, Radicalism, Counter-radicalization.
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