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Once a government or tech company develops a definition of terrorism or violent extremism, it can be difficult to know how to apply these definitions to the variety of ways that terrorism and violent extremism manifests internationally and across online spaces.
This section of the site aims to highlight contextual resources on themes related to applying definitions to the online space. GIFCT funds the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) to bring forward actionable insights from experts and practitioners around the world to better inform and give context to tech companies, governments, practitioners and other stakeholders in this field. Insights are curated here under context-based themes.
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Ideologically motivated violent groups and movements take different forms in different parts of the world. In a post-9/11 framework, and particularly since the rise of ISIS, most terrorist studies and counter-extremism work have focussed on Islamist extremist groups. However, we also see modern trends of groups associated with white supremacy and neo-Naziism, misogyny-based violent extremist groups often referred to as being part of the “incel” community, far-left groups, and neo-nationalist groups such as the Hindutva movement and Buddhist extremist groups in Asia. Across international far-right violent extremist trends we see an increase in violence inducing conspiracy theory networks, including new trends revolving around anti-vaccination movements and even anti-5G movements that have an effect on technology companies.
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22nd June 2021Creating a New Space for French Revolutionary Nationalists on the InternetDamien Saverot
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21st June 2021Far-Right in the Global South: Adapting and Applying Tech Policies LocallyDr. Eviane Leidig
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14th June 2021The Darker Side of Social: QAnon Instagram Comments Before the Capitol RiotsSara Aniano
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14th June 2021QAnon and the Great Awakening: How the Deep Web Rewrites Ideologies and BeliefsDr. Chamila Liyanage
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10th June 2021Gab’s Gift to the Far-RightJordan McSwiney, Greta Jasser and Dr. Ed Pertwee
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07th June 2021The Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone ActorsWilliam Allchorn
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01st June 2021Choosing Offline: Why India’s ‘Other’ Insurgencies Have not Gone DigitalKabir Teneja