Book Review [Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists by Julia Ebner, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, (London, 2020)

Abstract

This is a book review of the book by Julia Ebner (2020), Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists, Bloomsbury Publishing. Published - 20 Feb 2020 Published by - Bloomsbury Publishing (London, 2020) Format - Hardback ISBN - 9781526616784 368 pages Reviewed by Nicola Macaualy Julia Ebner is a journalist and research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in the United Kingdom. Her expertise in online networking and communications methods of right-wing extremism informs a number of advisory groups, governments, NATO, the UN and the World Bank and has also resulted in several publications to date. This thought-provoking book titled ‘Going Dark’ is Ebner’s latest release and highlights key social and technological drivers behind modern-day political activism, radicalisation and terrorism online and is written in a style that is both compelling and easy to follow. As such it is equally accessible to passively interested readers as well as researchers and those employed in cyber security and counterterrorism.