From Reaction to Retaliation: How Islamic State Dark Web Ecosystems Processed the San Diego Mosque Shooting

In the aftermath of the San Diego mosque shooting on 18 May, public discussion quickly focused on familiar themes surrounding contemporary extremist violence: accelerationism, manifesto culture, online radicalisation, and the digital footprints of the attackers. As journalists, researchers, and social media users attempted to understand the motivations behind the attack, the incident rapidly became another highly mediated moment in the […]