Client: Heinrich Boll Stiftung
Project: Decoding Online Influence: An Interactive Innoculation Tool
Date: 2025
Ripple Research developed an interactive educational tool to help young people recognize how extremist content disguises itself online. Drawing on our research into "manfluencer" radicalization pathways across Europe the tool teaches users to identify the the dangers hidden in relatable "gateway" content - like frustrations about dating or the economy that lead to far-right ideological "endpoints".
Built on principles from inoculation theory, the quiz-based format lets users practice pattern recognition in a low-stakes environment, building critical resistance before encountering this content in the wild.
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