Joe Whittaker

"Intellectual yet idiot." Lecturer in Cyber Threats at @SUSocialScience and @CYTREC_. Tweets about extremism online, free speech, and polling.

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

New research! @CostelloWilliam, @DrThomasAG and I have conducted the biggest survey of incels to date, funded by @CommissionCE.

https://t.co/ShpZrRg88N

We wanted to know about their psychological experiences, their adherence to ideology, and the ways they networked.
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[Atle Mesøy @Mesoy640]

I agree with @CTProject_JW it is almost impossible to make a clear distinction between online and offline radicalisation. https://t.co/TNIO56kixC #extremism #online #radicalisation

[Independent Reviewer @terrorwatchdog]

Support for proscribed organisations: the Supreme Court is due to consider effect of section 12(1A) Terrorism Act 2000 offence at hearing on 20 Nov 2025.../1

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

Me too! To be fair, it is one of the three great English universities...

[Chris Hopkins @ChrisHopkins92]

amazing to know Dean Windass and I have a degree from the same esteemed institution

[International Centre for Counter-Terrorism @ICCT_TheHague]

How are terrorists using financial tech, & what impact is this having on their operations?

This ICCT Perspective by @CTProject_JW finds that from 2012–2020, most funding stayed traditional, while only 10% used online tools like PayPal or crypto.

➡️ https://t.co/er9gRwxJ9q

[Dr J Kenyon @jon_kenyon1]

🚨 Now Published: The Extremism Risk Guidance – Revised (ERG-R).

After over a decade of guiding terrorism risk assessments in England and Wales, the ERG22+ framework has been comprehensively updated by the HMPPS CT-ARC.

Read the full technical report: https://t.co/8NMAaZZGZe

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

@CostelloWilliam Normally not a fan of the death penalty, but for this...

[Patrick English @PME_Politics]

🇨🇦🍁And here it is! Our Canada MRP! 🍁🇨🇦

We are currently projecting that Mark Carney's Liberal Party will *win a majority* at the 2025 Canadian Federal Election, with 182 seats.

We expect the Conservatives to win 133 seats.

A hung parliament remains a distinct possibility.

[Ashton Kingdon @AshKingdon]

Come and Join the Most #AMAZING and #SUPPORTIVE Department, We are Recruiting a Lecturer and a Teaching Fellow in #Criminology or #Sociology at the University of Southampton. Closing Date 28 April, Please Share Widely and With Anyone on the Job Market 👇👇

[CVTRC @cvtrc.bsky.social @CVTRC_RH]

📢 Registration is now open for the Society for Terrorism Research 17th Annual International Conference, hosted on 7-8 July at Royal Holloway, University of London.

📅 You can still submit Paper, Panel & Symposia Proposals until the April 11 deadline https://t.co/hR5U8zfPe0

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

New research from myself and REASSURE colleagues on the role of institutional ethics committees. We find that:

- Online research is largely neglected within ethics processes
- Researchers are very sceptical about the competence of committees

https://t.co/Kwb85RgEfw

[Ryan Scrivens @R_Scrivens]

OUT NOW: @helm_brenna, @cybercrimeprof, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I examine user engagement and posting behaviors over time on one of the most well-known incel-moderated forums: https://t.co/tdd7qwjcKq

[The Psychologist @psychmag]

New report advises mental health support for 'incels'.

@CTProject_JW @DrThomasAG @CostelloWilliam

https://t.co/Dgtbcx7CTP

[Paul Gill @paulgill_ucl]

Our latest led by @SeawardAmber : Analyzing closed-source data to compare specific roles and behaviors within violent and nonviolent terrorist involvement - https://t.co/xzTbWUec88 -

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

New @VOX_Pol blog by @YilmazKml and myself. We look at the recent misogynistic murders in Turkey and the relationship to the Turkish incel movement

https://t.co/CkhyrwMlEa

[Andrew G. Thomas @DrThomasAG]

Are you interested in doing a PhD with me in relationships from an evolutionary psychological perspective? Applications are now open for full funding here: https://t.co/YtUSGczaSn

I've had success with two students before though this competitive process. Feel free to reach out to me on my academic email if you're interested!

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

New research from @YilmazKml, Mehmet Sozer, Niyazi Ekici, and myself. We seek to understand why some individuals do not radicalise, despite displaying what are often thought of as risk factors.

https://t.co/akecMb59Be

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

It was a real pleasure to speak to the Young Fellows about incels

[CounterExtremism @CEGroupUK]

Thank you @CTProject_JW Dr Joe Whittaker for joining the @CEGroupUK Young Fellows in National Security Fellows this afternoon to talk about incel radicalisation.

[Dr Victoria Silverwood @SilverwoodVS]

I am conducting some research on UK ice hockey spectator's attitudes towards violence and aggression. This builds on earlier research.
Please consider taking part in this 10 minute survey:

https://t.co/EHhWUcCREU

Please Share #hockey #EIHL #NIHL #NHL

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

@philipjcowley Always that way I'm afraid!

[Joe Whittaker @CTProject_JW]

A great place to work!

[Sarah Carthy @SLCarthy]

At @UniLeiden and @ISGA_Hague, our team are #hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the 'Preventing and Measuring Radicalisation' project! Know anyone who might be interested? Application deadline 16 September https://t.co/Vzj0eH8uFa