Digital Justice and Online Harm: Emerging Frontiers in Crime and Ideology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel explores emerging challenges at the intersection of digital technologies, online harm, and regulatory innovation. As social media platforms increasingly mediate public life, new mechanisms are redefining the boundaries between civil society, platform governance, and law enforcement. Drawing on empirical data from Denmark, one presentation highlights tensions and institutional hesitations surrounding the adoption of this system. In parallel, the panel examines how harmful ideologies, such as male supremacism, are being normalized on mainstream platforms like TikTok. Using a novel mainstreaming framework, this talk reveals the subtleties of digital radicalization. A third presentation centers on digital misogynoir, illuminating the specific, intersectional harms experienced by Black women and non-binary femmes online, and the resistance strategies they deploy. Finally, the panel turns to higher education, showcasing how generative AI is reshaping student engagement and ethical boundaries in cybercrime curricula. Across these diverse topics, the panel offers critical insights into how power, identity, and technology intersect in contemporary digital ecosystems. It calls for nuanced regulatory approaches and inclusive frameworks that address both structural inequalities and technological change.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 21. Identity Theft and Cyber Crime

Individual Presentations

• Trusted Flaggers of Social Media. Gamechanger for Regulation of Online Crime in Europe? - Silke Emilie Eilertsen, KobenHavns Universitet; Jakob Demant, University of Copenhagen

• The Mainstreaming of Male Supremacist Ideology: Empirical Insights from a TikTok Case Study - Traian Toma, University of Montreal; David Décary-Hétu, Université de Montréal; Samuel Tanner, Université de Montréal

• Digital Misogynoir and Intersectional Resistance: Black Feminist Perspectives on Online Harassment - KáLyn (Kay) Coghill, Virginia Commonwealth University

• The Role of Online Disinhibition on Social Media Users’ Privacy Concerns - Lisa M. Thompson Lee, Kennesaw State University; Sinyong Choi, Kennesaw State University

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Cybercrime