Predicting the Escalation to Violence of Online Hate Groups

Abstract

On November 24, 2021, Natalie Archutowski presented on the topic of Predicting the Escalation to Violence of Online Hate Groups at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. Primary topics of discussion included influencers on right wing websites, the effects of algorithms using traditional hate speech terms, the correlation between softly violent culturally nuanced hate speech and kinetic violence, and models used to help determine the presence of soft violence and the likelihood of escalation. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period and a breakout room session with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives.