Contextual
Resources
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.
Filters
Ideology
Please select
Ideology
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.
-
13th May 2021Examining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist ForumsDr. Ryan Scrivens, Amanda Isabel Osuna, Dr. Steven Chermak, Michael Whitney, and Dr. Richard Frank
-
-
07th May 2021Online Jihadist Chants: An Access Point for Incitement of ViolenceEl Mostafa Rezrazi and Brahim Essafi
-
06th May 2021"I will never forget this for as long as I live”: Social Learning at the Capitol Hill SiegeDanielle Carrier, Ilana Krill and Andrew Mines
-
29th April 2021QAnon Women in Politics Part Two: QAnon CareersBlyth Crawford and Marc-André Argentino
-
28th April 2021QAnon Women in Politics Part One: The QAnon CandidatesBlyth Crawford and Marc-André Argentino
-
26th April 2021From Gangs to Groupuscules & Solo-Actor Terrorism: New Zealand Far-Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives in the Context of the Christchurch AttackDr. William Allchorn
-
21st April 2021Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media PlatformPrithvi Iyer and Kabir Taneja
-
15th April 2021The Conversation between Salafi-Jihadists, the Hirak, and the Algerian StateSammie Wicks