Join us in Munich for a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the challenges and strategies in addressing violent extremism and terrorism content online. This interactive session, spread across an afternoon and the following morning in Munich, brings together those professionally tasked with responding to content relating to violent extremism and terrorism with practical insights to inform relevant strategies.
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INDICATIVE AGENDA [TBC]
Day 1
12:15 - 13:00 Networking lunch
13:00 - 13:15 Welcome and Introductions
13:15 - 15:15: Understanding and investigating the landscape
How and where different terrorist/extremist actors currently operate online (Islamist/far-right/Nihilist)
How extremist actors navigate or evade platform policies
Tracking volume and spread of content across networks and within the broader online ecosystem
15:15 - 15:45: Break
15:45 - 17:00: Impact dilemmas
The ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to content removal versus strategic deplatforming
Evaluating effectiveness through statistics vs. longer-term impact
Navigating emerging regulatory and legal challenges
Day 2
09:00 - 10:00: Emerging threats
What’s here now, and what’s next? (including synthetic media, AI-generated content, and evolving tactics)
10:00 - 11:00: Wellbeing, resilience, and secure practices
Managing exposure to harmful content
Reducing professional risk, supporting teams, and sustaining resilience
Safe and secure investigations
11:00 - 11:15: Break
11:15 - 12:45 Live simulation exercise
Apply insights in a guided, team-based exercise focused on real-world decision-making under time pressure
12:45 - 13:45 Roundtable: Reflection and next steps
Identify key takeaways and future workshop needs
Discussion on reporting challenges (with a brief introduction to a planned long-term series covering particular topics in-depth, such as AI-generated content, gaming platforms, and chatbot-facilitated extremism)
Additional opportunity for informal peer networking
Why Attend?
Gain cutting-edge insights from leading researchers in the field
Gain practical frameworks for assessing impact
Engage in practical exercises to enhance decision-making skills
Network with peers across regulatory, legal, investigative, policy, and tech sectors tackling similar challenges
Whether newly in role or an experienced practitioner, this workshop offers cutting-edge insights and up-to-date strategies
Contribute to shaping future training initiatives
Important Note
This workshop is essential for those professionally tasked with responding to content relating to violent extremism and terrorism and seeking to stay ahead in this ever-evolving landscape.
Email info@voxpolinstitute.org for any questions.
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