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.
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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.
Accelerationism
The term “accelerationism” has gained traction in the last few years. GNET insights aid in contextualizing the overall ideology. Research explores the overall ideology’s online presence on platforms, along with wider exposés on global online accelerationist activity. Additionally, available research hones in on particular groups such as the Boogaloo, among others.
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01st July 2022The Buffalo Attack – Insights From the Suspected Terrorist’s DiaryLaurence Bindner and Raphael Gluck
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31st May 2022The Great Replacement and the Far-Right Music SceneBrad Galloway, Jamie Noulty and Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam
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30th May 2022Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: The Great Replacement TheoryMatthew Kriner, Meghan Conroy, Alex Newhouse and Jonathan Lewis
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09th May 2022Differentiating Online Posting Behaviours of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing ExtremistsDr. Ryan Scrivens, Dr. Thomas W. Wojciechowski, Dr. Joshua D. Freilich, Dr. Steven Chermak and Dr. Richard Frank
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05th April 2022From Orange to Red: An Assessment of the Dark MAGA Trend in Far-Right Online SpacesHampton Stall and Daniel Grober
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27th January 2022Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: Involuntary CelibacyErica Barbarossa
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03rd January 2022Examining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological ViewsMatthew Kriner, H.E. Upchurch, W. Aaron
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18th November 2021Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: The BoogalooMatthew Kriner, Alex Newhouse and Jonathan Lewis