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
Conspiracy Theory
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.
Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theories now exist across the far-right to far-left spectrum. Research shows te various effects in misleading the public. One such observable subcultural convergence of various conspiracy theories is against ‘the establishment,’ in this case liberal democracies. Among Spanish speaking audiences, conspiracy theories online are circulated and re-circulated in ways that are harder to identify and trace.
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20th July 2022White Nationalism, Stormfront, and the Extremist Politicisation of ScienceYotam Ophir, Ayse Lokmanoglu, Dror Walter and Meredith L. Pruden
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18th July 2022Examining White Supremacist and Militant Accelerationism Trends on TikTokAbbie Richards
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13th July 2022Ideological Nihilism and Aesthetic Violence: Mass Shooters and Online Antisocial SubculturesSimon Purdue
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01st July 2022The Buffalo Attack – Insights From the Suspected Terrorist’s DiaryLaurence Bindner and Raphael Gluck
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28th June 2022Al Qaeda, Islamic State, and Targeted Online Propaganda Around India’s Domestic Political DiscourseKabir Taneja
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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