Actors on TikTok and Instagram in the spectrum of extremism, Salafism, Islamism and activism

By Meike Krämer and Margareta Wetchy in cooperation with Niklas Brinkmöller and Luis Kreisel

Violence Prevention Network Publication Series – Issue 11

Conclusion

The great importance of social media for Salafist-Islamist-extremist ecosystems is well known. The extent to which women are involved in the ecosystem and in what form they participate in online activities is less researched. Issue 11 of this publication is therefore devoted to social media posts by women on Instagram and Tiktok. The first part of the publication deals with the difficulty of classifying accounts run by women as extremist, Islamist, Salafist, activist – or none of the above. This part discusses possible criteria that can help with classification, using examples of existing projects and publications.

In the second part, the contents classified as Salafism, Islamism or activism in the broadest sense are analysed in terms of their “formats”. Based on the formats, it will be examined how/if an ecosystem-specific online behaviour of women and girls can be concluded.

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