Organized crime in the social media age.
Following the 2024 edition of its annual report on cybercrime phenomena, the Magna Grecia Foundation returns to address an issue of growing urgency within the analysis of organized crime: the relationship between criminal networks and the digital sphere. The analysis presented by the Magna Grecia Foundation constitutes a valuable tool not only for understanding the cultural logics underpinning these practices but also for fostering a more conscious public debate.
This second conference—and the accompanying new research—seek to reaffirm a clear message: organized crime is already embedded in the digital sphere. Ignoring or underestimating this reality means conceding further ground. Understanding the languages, aesthetics, and dynamics of this online criminal cultural ecosystem is not an academic exercise but a strategic necessity. It is time to equip ourselves with the right tools—cultural, analytical, and regulatory—to face a challenge that concerns not only security but also collective imagination and the future of younger generations.
Expected Outcomes:
Enhanced understanding of the evolving nexus between organized crime and digital media, with particular attention to emerging forms of online representation and consensus-building.
Improved capacity of scholars, law enforcement agencies, and the judiciary to interpret and respond to the social dynamics of organized crime in the digital sphere.
Increased awareness of the hidden risks that online platforms pose to younger generations, fostering a critical and informed public debate.
Strengthened research networks through the creation of an international community dedicated to the study of cybercrime and its cultural dimensions.
Encouragement of responsible practices among social media companies, supporting the adoption of strategic measures to prevent the dissemination and normalization of criminal culture online.
Development of effective counter-narratives capable of dismantling the fascination mechanisms of criminal culture while engaging younger audiences in their own digital language.
Promotion of interdisciplinary dialogue, fostering cooperation among academia, institutions, and law enforcement to move beyond traditional approaches.
Recognition of organized crime as a digital phenomenon, ensuring that policymakers and stakeholders acknowledge its present and future impact rather than underestimating it.
Contribution to strategic preparedness, by emphasizing the need for cultural, analytical, and regulatory tools to address organized crime in the digital sphere.
Improved capacity of scholars, law enforcement agencies, and the judiciary to interpret and respond to the social dynamics of organized crime in the digital sphere.
Increased awareness of the hidden risks that online platforms pose to younger generations, fostering a critical and informed public debate.
Strengthened research networks through the creation of an international community dedicated to the study of cybercrime and its cultural dimensions.
Encouragement of responsible practices among social media companies, supporting the adoption of strategic measures to prevent the dissemination and normalization of criminal culture online.
Development of effective counter-narratives capable of dismantling the fascination mechanisms of criminal culture while engaging younger audiences in their own digital language.
Promotion of interdisciplinary dialogue, fostering cooperation among academia, institutions, and law enforcement to move beyond traditional approaches.
Recognition of organized crime as a digital phenomenon, ensuring that policymakers and stakeholders acknowledge its present and future impact rather than underestimating it.
Contribution to strategic preparedness, by emphasizing the need for cultural, analytical, and regulatory tools to address organized crime in the digital sphere.
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