Over the past decade, a large number of extremist and hate groups have turned to internet platforms to inspire mass violence. Currently, there is little reliable evidence on how such campaigns radicalize targeted audiences, write IGP Emerging Technologies, Intelligence, and Security Initiative Cofounder Tamar Mitts and coauthors.

What explains online radicalization and support for ISIS in the West? Over the past few years, thousands of individuals have radicalized by consuming extremist content online, many of whom eventually traveled overseas to join the Islamic State. This study by IGP Emerging Technologies, Intelligence, and Security Initiative Cofounder Tamar Mitts examines whether anti-Muslim hostility might drive pro-ISIS radicalization in Western Europe.