About
Amy-Louise Watkin is a Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on online terrorist and violent extremist content, particularly addressing regulatory challenges for tech platforms. She explores strategies to counter extremist content through social regulation frameworks and analyzes platform policies' effectiveness. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals targeting peace and justice.
Key research interests include tech platform governance, content moderation approaches, and the intersection of digital ecosystems with extremism. She has published extensively on topics such as regulatory frameworks, platform migration by extremist groups, and the role of social capital in countering polarization.
Recent publications emphasize adaptive regulatory strategies in tech environments and the impact of visual communication shifts by extremist groups when moved between platforms. Her research often involves comparative analyses of platform policies and their societal implications.
