TamTam

The Online Drums of Hate

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ID7474495
AuthorsG Weimann (0000-0002-5491-9210, The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University, corresponding author), Alexander Pack (0009-0008-9665-2949, The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University)
Year2026
Volume49
Issue2
Pages145-160
Publication date2026-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2023.2225275
OpenAlexW4382358975
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Recognizing the correlation between the growing spread of violent extremist and terrorist content on the internet and online platforms and the significant increase in attacks inspired by these posts prompted governments, security agencies, and private companies to launch various countermeasures to reduce the spread and impact of such material. Struggling to adjust to these countermeasures and maintain their online presence, terrorists and violent extremists have migrated from mainstream online platforms to alternative online channels like 4chan, 8chan, Telegram, TikTok, and most recently to the new platform TamTam. This paper describes the migration to and within social media generally, with a specific focus on the newly discovered migration to the platform TamTam and presents the results of our extensive content analysis of hundreds of posts and shares containing terrorist and violent extremist content on this platform. These findings are discussed in terms of ethical and practical implications

Advertising · Business · Computer security · Internet privacy · Mainstream · Political science · Social media · Terrorism · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Engineering · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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