Future Frontlines

The Information Competition Lab partnered with the New America’s Future Frontlines research team to study the changing landscape of online extremism. We have participated in a number of reports that examine the role of conspiracy theories, emergent technology platforms and shifting patterns of user engagements to better understand political extremism and political violence.

Research reports

Parler and the Road to the Capitol Attack

The January 6, 2021 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol exposed deep fissures between Americans and shook the very foundations of the country. The violence that day and the

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Insurrection, Inc: What Telegram Tells Us About the Business of Populist Revolt

The January 6, 2021 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol exposed deep fissures between Americans

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Sowing Doubt: Anti-“Big Tech” Narratives, Parler, and the Alt-Tech Attention Economy

It was the spring of 2020, and the presidential election was only a few months

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New America Researchers Highlighted in a Collection of Expert Statements

New America researchers have been highlighted in a collection of expert statements

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New America Experts Cited in January 6 Committee Memo

It was the spring of 2020, and the presidential election was only a few months away

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The Digital General

The January 6, 2021 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol exposed deep fissures between Americans and shook the very foundations of the country. The violence t

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