Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference
Swansea University, UK
16-18 June 2026
“One of the leading conferences for terrorism and social media research”
“A once-in-a-lifetime moment that happens thankfully every other year”
“A huge variety of expert opinions from all over the world all in one place”
“A melting pot of expertise from every area around the world”
Hosted at Swansea University and attended by 250+ delegates from countries around the world, the TASM Conference is one of the leading international conferences on extremist and terrorist use of online platforms. Attended by a wide range of stakeholders, including tech companies, governments, law enforcement, regulators, civil society and researchers from many different academic disciplines, the conference features keynote presentations from leading experts and a selection of 30+ breakout sessions featuring 100+ speakers.
16-17 June: the main conference
The main conference takes place over two days. The focus of day one is extremist and terrorist use of online platforms. Topics to be considered include: uses of new technologies and Web3; current trends in uses of gaming platforms and visual media; and, digital culture, the fragmentation of ideology and the evolution of extremism.
Day two will focus on questions of response, including: evaluations of regulatory regimes; uses of AI for P/CVE and to identify extremist and terrorist content; and, campaigns to promote resilience and digital literacy and benign influence campaigns.
18 June: workshops & sandpit
In 2026, TASM will take place over three days. On day three delegates will have the choice to attend either stakeholder-led workshops or participate in the TASM sandpit.
The TASM sandpit offers participants the chance to form teams and work together to produce collaborative proposals for short-term projects that seek to address the challenges identified during the conference. The winning team will receive funding to take their project forward.
What’s more …
If you’d like to extend your stay, take in some of the local area and enjoy further networking, we will be organising some excursions on Friday 19 June. Options include visiting Three Cliffs Bay (described as “Britain’s best view”), a walk into Mumbles (aka the Welsh Riviera) or taking a minibus to Barry Island (home of Gavin & Stacey).
For PhD students and Early Career Researchers, we will also be hosting a VOX-Pol Summer School in Swansea on 22-26 June. Email info@voxpol.eu for more information.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
TASMConf@swansea.ac.uk
CYTREC Website