Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network

James  Stevenson; Matthew  Edwards; Awais Rashid

doi:10.1145/3625007.3627733

Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network

James Stevenson^*, Matthew Edwards, Awais Rashid

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School of Computer Science

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Abstract

A significant gap remains in our understanding of the types of users who utilise online extremist platforms, as well as how their activity on these platforms influences the radicalisation of others and the dissemination of extremist content online. Our research addresses this gap by focusing on the Parler social network, one of the largest social media platforms used by the extreme far-right, boasting a reported 15 million total users as of January 2022. We present an exploration of the Parler social network, specifically reviewing the roles of users in the network and the types of activity and content shared on the platform. Our methodology provides a novel examination of Parler using tools that have previously been tested to understand other extremist groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2023
Editors	B. Aditya Prakash, Dong Wang, Tim Weninger
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	392-399
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400704093
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3625007.3627733
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2024
Event	ASONAM '23: International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining - Kusadasi, Turkey Duration: 6 Nov 2023 → 9 Nov 2023 https://asonam.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/2024/

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Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining ASONAM
Publisher	IEEE/ACM
ISSN (Print)	2473-9928
ISSN (Electronic)	2473-991X

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Conference	ASONAM '23: International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Kusadasi
Period	6/11/23 → 9/11/23
Internet address	https://asonam.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/2024/

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Stevenson, J., Edwards, M., & Rashid, A. (2024). Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network. In B. Aditya Prakash, D. Wang, & T. Weninger (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2023 (pp. 392-399). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining ASONAM). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1145/3625007.3627733

Stevenson, James ; Edwards, Matthew ; Rashid, Awais. / Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network. Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2023. editor / B. Aditya Prakash ; Dong Wang ; Tim Weninger. IEEE Computer Society, 2024. pp. 392-399 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining ASONAM).

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Stevenson, J , Edwards, M & Rashid, A 2024, Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network. in B Aditya Prakash, D Wang & T Weninger (eds), Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2023. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining ASONAM, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 392-399, ASONAM '23: International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, Kusadasi, Turkey, 6/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3625007.3627733

Analysing the activities of far-right extremists on the Parler social network. / Stevenson, James ; Edwards, Matthew ; Rashid, Awais.
Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2023. ed. / B. Aditya Prakash; Dong Wang; Tim Weninger. IEEE Computer Society, 2024. p. 392-399 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining ASONAM).

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