Belief in the “Great Reset” narrative and how the world is allegedly transforming into a socialist eco-dictatorship has gathered pace thanks to the pandemic – with politicians now weighing in on the issue. What do the right-wing media and activists have to say about it?

the European Commision published the results of its sixth evaluation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online. The Get The Trolls Out! project participated in this EC Monitoring Exercise which showed a mixed picture as IT companies reviewed 81% of the notifications within 24 hours and removed an average of 62.5% of flagged content.

For many years, European countries have had laws and regulations banning the veil.1 The pressure on Muslim women in Europe to remove it and ‘liberate themselves’ is firmly rooted in colonial ideology.

Recently there have been discussions surrounding diversifying the media which is great as representation is important. Only 0.4% of British journalists are Muslim. There are explanations for this such as interests and economic barriers. Journalists from working-class backgrounds make up just 10% of the media. However, there is no doubt that Islamophobia in the mainstream media has deterred Muslims from the field and has created barriers for them as well as a relationship of mistrust.

"Following 9/11 video games actually tended to follow the way events in the world were being reported in the mainstream media. As the mainstream media would focus more on terrorism events, video games would react to that," Michael Hitchens

"I think that the only reason that the world would cover Afghanistan again would be if there's terrorist activity that would threaten the West or their interest. This is when Afghanistan will come back to the media's attention," Bahaar Joya

"It is especially important in depicting Muslims to have Muslim writers in the writing room and to reach out to subject experts and activists for input throughout the process. This is important not only for Muslims but for all underrepresented communities," Evelyn Alsultany.

"Before 9/11, in the UK, Muslims were more homogenised in media coverage along with other non-white groups; the volume of coverage was less and tended to focus on international news/ groups," Elizabeth Poole

Many of the conspiracy narratives we encounter in day-to-day life, over dinner with the family or on the Internet seem harmless at first sight. The people who espouse these conspiracies are often seen as a little “different” and aren’t taken entirely seriously. This is despite the fact that conspiracy narratives have the potential to be dangerous.

Many of the conspiracy narratives we encounter in day-to-day life, over dinner with the family or on the Internet seem harmless at first sight. The people who espouse these conspiracies are often seen as a little “different” and aren’t taken entirely seriously. This is despite the fact that conspiracy narratives have the potential to be dangerous.