Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

Jan 8, 2025 | gnet-research.org | Yannick Veilleux-Lepage |Zoltán Füredi

The following is a Special Extended Insight 1.IntroductionOn Wednesday, 21 August 2024, the build plans for a highly anticipated 3D-printed pistol-calibre carbine were released on the largely defunct Odysee open-source video hosting platform.

Dec 19, 2024 | icct.nl | Yannick Veilleux-Lepage |Marc-André Argentino

Introduction On 1 January 2025, a pickup truck, driven by 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and over 30 injuries. Jabbar, a US-born citizen and Army veteran from Texas, was inspired by ISIS, according to the FBI. This attack marks a critical evolution in terrorist tactics, showcasing the intersection of consumer and terrorist technologies.

Nov 6, 2024 | gnet-research.org | Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

Introduction Over the last decade, consumer 3D printing technology has advanced rapidly, driven by the expiration of numerous patents and the growth of a large, global online community of designers, tinkerers, and hobbyists. These developments have significantly influenced the 3D-printed firearm (3DPF) movement. What began as basic single-shot handguns has evolved into extremely sophisticated and reliable firearms.

Sep 26, 2024 | pt.icct.nl | Yannick Veilleux-Lepage |Amarnath Amarasingam |Tahir Abbas |Stanley De Coster

VOL. XVIII, Issue 3 This article presents an empirical analysis that unveils systematic biases in how major US and UK print media outlets portray terrorist attacks carried out by Muslim versus non-Muslim perpetrators. Employing computational text analysis of a corpus spanning over 10,233 newspaper articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, and The Telegraph from 2003–2018, the study reveals two key disparities.

Mar 29, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Dominique Vink |Richard McNeil-Willson |Tahir Abbas |Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

ABSTRACTThis study is a critical discourse analysis of the misogynistic narratives shared by three incel violent extremists: Elliot Rodger, Alek Minassian, and Scott Beierle. Utilizing Kate Manne’s give/take model, which suggests a wider cultural pattern of misogyny serving to uphold patriarchy, this study finds that incel men expect women to provide feminine-coded services while men are entitled to assume masculine-coded privileges.