Online Extremism : Agents of Disruption in the Digital Age

• Main Author: Jerard, Jolene
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Global
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91759; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49918
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Online extremism is a fast-growing threat that disrupts and threatens to damage the social fabric of diverse communities. The extremists’ exploitation of communication technologies to radicalise and incite violence presents a grave challenge to racial and religious harmony that will need to be addre...