Covering a wide range of different online platforms, including social media sites and chatrooms, this volume is a comprehensive exploration of the current state of sociological and criminological scholarship focused on online deviance.

Part 1. Foundations 1. Routine activities theory as a framework for explaining online victimization: a discussion of contributions, limitations and future work, Troy Smith and Kevin Haines2. Measuring Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance in Surveys, David Buil-Gil, Nicolas Trajtenberg, and Marcelo F. Aebi3. The victim-perpetrator? A gendered theory of incel digital deviance, Stuart Lucy4. Ethics of covert surveillance in online deviance research using honeypots, Francisco J. Castro-Toledo and Ana B. Gómez-Bellvís5. Grooming to defraud, Martina Dove6. Perspectives of paid panel survey research in cybercrime victimization and offending: Validity of global online market research sampling and data collection, Katalin Parti, Thomas Dearden, and James Hawdon7. Assessing the weight of social capital theory in digital victimization patterns via the Oxford Internet Surveys, ‘Shawn Smith8. Methodological and ethical considerations on cyberbullying research, Aleš Bučar Ručman and Ajda Šulc9. Contextual factors of online deception and harmful information: Multidisciplinary perspectives, Kristjan Kikerpill, Elisabeth Carter, Marju Himma-Kadakas, and Sten Hansson10. Cyber outsiders. Julian Assange and the labeling of online activists, Vincenzo Scalia11. Moving from risk factors to positive online behaviors: An integrated behavioral change approach, Troy Smith, Eric Rutger Leukfeldt, and Steve van de Weijer12. The cultural milieus of online offending, Maryja ŠupaPart 2. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality 13. Gender gap and online deviance behavior. Is cyberspace democratizing cybercrime? The case of digital piracy, Ana B. Gómez-Bellvís and Francisco J. Castro-Toledo14. Sextortion online: Characteristics, challenges, and pathways forward, Roberta L. O’Malley 15. Online sex work: Deviance and innovation, Aaron Hammes and Danielle Blunt16. The struggle with stigma in sex work: Webcam models’ strategies for stigma management, Hannah DeLacey17. A sentiment analysis of men’s comments on a sex work forum, Roderick Graham18. “I do not believe that talking about this kind of stuff is a way to diminish feminist battles”: An online controversy in the Italian manosphere, Oscar Ricci19. “Is my fear of transphobia just a little out of control?”: A qualitative exploration of the use of online forums by trans people, Susana Avalos20. Other as self–identity, safety, and perception of deviance concerning sexual minorities, Helidth Ravenholm21. Female extremists and the role of gender, sex and sexuality, Nina Käsehage and Sybille Reinke de BuitragoPart 3. Violence and Aggression22. Self-Reported Ethnic-Based Cyberbullying Victimization in Portugal: Prevalence and Implications for Criminology, Gloria Fernández- Pacheco Alises, Paula C. Martins, and Sílvia M. Mendes23. Moral Disaffiliation in Cyber Incitement to Hatred and Violence: A Discourse Semantic Approach, Awni Etaywe24. Follower weaponization: Reimagining violence in the technological landscape, Alice Fox25. Attacks on refugee reception centres in Finland in autumn 2015 – a case analysis of hive terrorism, Tommi Kotonen and Heikki Kovalainen26. You are un-welcome: caste based hate speech online, Shivangi Narayan27. What happens on the digital street, stays on the digital street? An examination of provocations, threats, and beefs in the online drill culture in Rotterdam, R.A. (Robert) Roks and J.B.A. (Jeroen) van den Broek28. What drives aggressive online behavior among adults? A literature review and explanatory model integrating individual, situational, and social status determinants, Lea Stahel29. Online deviance through the lens of sociotechnical interaction network (STIN): Case study of Cyber Trolls, Dr Kanika SharmaPart 4. Communities and Culture30. Interacting with online deviant subcultures: experiences of interviewing incels, Jan Christoffer Andersen and Lisa Sugiura31. Legitimization of Grey Activities in Online Space: An Example of Metal Detectorists, Diāna Bērziņa32. Collective Criminal Efficacy in Online Illicit Communities, Taylor Fisher33. Characteristics of the dark web’s online drug culture, Ari Haasio, Piotr Siuda and J. Tuomas Harviainen34. Opinion formation through social networks in the Baby Boomer generation, Laura Kobsch35. Narratives of blame and absolution: framing and managing digital risks in harmful sharenting practices, Anita Lavorgna, Pamela Ugwudike, Morena Tartari36. The Risks of Digital Governance: Automatization of Crime Politics, Veronika NagyPart 5. Regional Perspectives37. Branding the “Bandito Influencer”: Studying Cross-Platform Fame and Deviance in the Cases of Er Brasiliano and 1727WrldStar, Nicola Bozzi and Stefano Brilli38. Anti-migrant groups in Calais and Dover: protecting online resources while engaging in digital vigilantism and hate speech, Matthijs Gardenier39. Doxxing as a Deviant Behaviour: A Critical Analysis of Hong Kong’s Criminal Law Reform Against Doxxing Activities, Aaron Wong, Paul Vinod Khiatani, and Wing Hong Chui40. Addressing Cyber Deviance in Hybrid Political Systems: Insights from Bangladesh, Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan41. Studying nationalism in an online setting: A Russian far-right community in Vkontakte social media platform, Petr Oskolkov