Can an Automatic Tool Assess Risk of Radicalization Online? A Case Study on Facebook

Abstract

Can risk of radicalization be measured analyzing users' information on the Internet? Following the background from recent studies [1], [2], [3], [4], this work aims to test the viability of detecting and measuring risk factors of jihadist radicalization with a Facebook case. The work has been performed under the frame of RiskTrack project, which aim is to develop an automatic risk assessment tool for jihadist radicalization, using data from online social networks profiles.