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by Lev Topor (Author)
Phishing for Nazis is an evidence-based, undercover study of neo-Nazi communities on anonymous communication platforms that helps to shine a light on the dark web. It unveils how hatred and conspiracies spread and thrive online and how white supremacy is becoming prominent as extremists find shelter in the online dank underbelly of society.
Phishing for Nazis explains how online manifestations of hate radicalize people into taking "real-world" action, such as shooting sprees. Methodologically, this book is unique, as it incorporates undercover cyberethnography, a method frequently used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, unlike traditional academic studies of racism or social behavior that rely on secondary sources or surveys.
With a particular interest on how race issues translate online, the book presents the true phenomenon of racism without relying on political correctness or whitewashing. It contributes to the field of cyber communication, as it details why and how people communicate and manage entire communities without knowing one another. The book also contributes to public policy, regulators, and technology companies as they deal with the practice of online anonymity and extremism.
Author Biography
Lev Topor is an ISGAP visiting scholar at the Woolf Institute (Cambridge), a senior research fellow at the Center for Cyber Law and Policy at Haifa University, and a former visiting fellow at the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. His main research fields are antisemitism and cyber policies. Topor's most recent book before this one is titled Why Do People Discriminate Against Jews? (with Jonathan Fox). He has published articles for the Journal of Advanced Military Studies, the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, Israel Affairs, and the International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, among others. Additionally, Topor's research on the dark web has won several awards, including the annual Robert Wistrich Award from the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism and an annual award from the Association of Civil-Military Studies in Israel.
