Team Rieger LMU

Tag 2 des BMBF Innovationsforums in Berlin! MOTRA ist mit einem Stand zur Messung von Krisen & Bedrohungswahrnehmung in Online-Kommunikation zur politischen Lageeinschätzung vertreten durch das Internetmonitoring @teamrieger.bsky.social @julianhohner.bsky.social

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6/6 Memes, humor, and subtle messaging play key roles in the far-right's attempt to normalize their ideologies. By analyzing their tactics, researchers can uncover the nuanced ways extremist views are becoming part of mainstream discourse. 📚

5/6 Far-right strategic mainstreaming reflects a broader societal shift, making radical right issues more acceptable at discursive, structural, and cultural levels. The study emphasizes the importance of understanding these dynamics in contemporary digital communication. 🌍

4/6 Results show that while extreme speech and far-right humor individually limit a meme's reach, their combination significantly boosts visibility. This suggests a strategic layering of content to engage audiences while masking extremist underpinnings. 📈

3/6 The study focuses on #Telegram, analyzing 1,200 German-language far-right memes from 2020-2021. Findings reveal a higher presence of humor and implicit messaging over explicit far-right narratives, suggesting a subtle approach to spreading ideology. 🕵️‍♂️

2/6 Humor can mask hateful messages, making the far right's extremist beliefs more relatable under the guise of jokes and memes. This strategic mainstreaming aims to attract a broader audience by softening the delivery of radical ideas. 🃏

🚨 New Pub
"Memes, humor, and the far right’s strategic mainstreaming" by Ursula Schmid, @hdschulze.bsky.social , &Antonia Drexel in Information, Communication & Society is out now! Dive deep into how #humor and #memes are weaponized for far-right mainstreaming: doi.org/10.1080/1369...
A threat👇 1/6

7/7 Strengthening civic skills, a sense of responsibility, and mutual trust can empower more individuals to stand up against online #hate. It's about building a community that actively supports democracy and inclusivity. 🗣️ #OnlineCivility #CounterHateSpeech #DigitalDemocracy

6/7 However, attributing the responsibility of dealing with hate speech solely to platform operators reduces the likelihood of individual counteractions. This highlights the complex dynamics between perceived responsibility and personal action.

5/7 Moreover, trust in regulatory political institutions (like courts and police) enhances individuals' likelihood of taking action against hate speech, suggesting a relationship between institutional trust and civic participation.

4/7 The study unveils that those who counter hate speech online often share key traits: fewer authoritarian attitudes, a strong sense of personal political efficacy, left-wing political orientation, and a higher likelihood of engaging in online political participation.

3/7 The manuscript outlines how online counteractions against hate speech can be considered as a form of online civic participation. This linking of research strands enables the examination of (political) characteristics that were previously sparsely tested in this context.

2/7 In a time where the vast majority of internet users in Germany have encountered hate speech, addressing this issue is critical. This research delves into the personal characteristics that are associated with individuals’ interventions against online hate.

📢 Publication alert 🚀Ursula Schmid, Magdalena Obermaier & @dianarieger.bsky.social just published their study „Who cares? How personal political characteristics are related to online counteractions against hate speech“ 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/hcr/... #hate #hatespeech
A threat👇 1/7

🥇Sophia Rothut mit Anna-Luisa Sacher, Rebecca Strohmeier & @reinemann.bsky.social zur Wahrnehmung von Meinungsfreiheit in Deutschland: doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Wir freuen uns über 2 #DGPuK2024 Zeitschriftenpreise im Team🎉
🥈@hdschulze.bsky.social zu Telegram-Sampling mit @pjost.bsky.social, Annett Heft, @buehling.bsky.social @maxzehring.bsky.social @bitzmann.bsky.social @emesedomahidi.bsky.social: doi.org/10.5771/1615...
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🔍 Die #DGPuK2024 ist in vollem Gange & gleich präsentiert unsere @hdschulze.bsky.social um 14 Uhr in Panel 28 eine längsschnittliche Studie zur (semi-)automatischen Analyse von Fear Speech, gemeinsam mit Simon Greipl, @julianhohner.bsky.social und @pschwabl.bsky.social. Wir freuen uns!

📣New pub
#TikTok is just for dance challenges and lip-syncing? Nope!
Our @julianhohner.bsky.social & Sophia Rothut, together with @compcommlab.bsky.social 's @azadekakavand.bsky.social examine its darker corners, with far-right groups & not so much dance-offs. #PoliticalCommunication
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Es war wunderbar! Vielen Dank @motra.bsky.social für die tolle Organisation der #motraK24, die spannenden Impulse und den inspirierenden Austausch! ☺️
Wir wünschen allen eine gute und möglichst stressfreie Heimreise und hoffen auf ein baldiges Wiedersehen 👋

🇩🇪 federal minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser summarizes the contribution of #MOTRAVERBUND @motraK24- highlighting the need to study radicalization dynamics in the current crises. Very important point: extremists see crises as opportunities and try to fuel them - understand breeds extremism

Um 11.45 Uhr morgen präsentiert @julianhohner.bsky.social im Bürgersaal Ergebnisse darüber, wie rechte Gruppierungen auf TikTok mobilisieren.
Details zum Programm und zur Konferenz gibt's auch hier: www.motra.info/motra-k-2024/

Morgen früh um 9 geht's weiter mit @uschwertberger.bsky.social, Simon Greipl & @dianarieger.bsky.social zu Gruppendynamiken, strafrechtlicher Relevanz & Instant Messaging aus dem RadiGame-Projekt (Raum 2.11) & zeitgleich Max Lechner zu Online-Kommunikation religiöser Sondergemeinschaften (Raum 1.02)

Gleich heute um 11.15 Uhr präsentieren Ursula Schmid & Simon Greipl Ergebnisse aus Ihrer Eyetracking-Studie zu Wirkung von Hassrede (Raum 2.11). Wir freuen uns, im gleichen Panel auf einen Vortrag von @pjost.bsky.social über eine gemeinsame Studie zu digitaler Protestmobilisierung.

#motraK24 is on🎉 & Team Rieger ist vielfach am Start!
@dianarieger.bsky.social hat inhaltlich in die @motra.bsky.social Jahrestagung gestartet & gemeinsam mit den Verbundpartnern Einblicke in die aktuelle MOTRA-Forschung gegeben. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch & weitere Präsis! Welche?👇

@dianarieger.bsky.social präsentiert die Diskursebene des MOTRA Verbunds & betont neben der hohen Prävalenz von krisenthemenspezifischen Furchtappellen auf Telegram, die große Relevanz von verschleiertem Extremismus, der oft als solcher nicht unmittelbar erkannt wird #motrak24

Team Rieger was all over the place the last week(s), visiting and presenting at many confernces, with lots of fruitful discussions and valuable exchange. Big thanks to all organizers for their superb work! 🇨🇭🇳🇱 @NapoKo_ @dgpuk_rezfo @FG_KommPol #etmaal2024

Finally, can we please acknowledge how cute these coffee filter reindeer are, complemented by limbs we collected when Munich was sunk in snow? 🦌😻 We wish all our colleagues, collaborators & friends a Lovely Conspirac...eeeh... Christmas🎄& a healthy 2024!💫 Cheers to 2023!

…turned our cafeteria into a dancefloor, and hope you had as much fun as we had in the preparation & during the party. ❤️ At a minimum, our team mascot, the chicken, had some hilarious sessions in the photo booth, and so did we.

Merry Conspiracistmas! 🎄 …eeeh, wait, what?

The last weeks were more silent here because we put all their energy into
@ifkw.bsky.social 's Christmas party We developed escape rooms for our colleagues, OF COURSE typically Team-Rieger-themed: We created Christmasy conspiracist groups...

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