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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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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21st April 2022The Protocols of Antisemitism: Cross Ideological Fixation on “Jewish Power”Dani O
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24th March 2022Examining Online Indicators of Extremism Among Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing ExtremistsRyan Scrivens
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21st March 2022Why Some Far-Right Circles are Contributing to Vladimir Putin’s Disinformation CampaignBeatriz Buarque
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09th March 2022Understanding the Game: Bridging Research Gaps at the Nexus of Gaming and ExtremismGalen Englund and Luxinaree Bunmathong
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24th February 2022Communication Technologies, Conspiracies, and Disinformation in Latin America: COVID-19 and BeyondDr. Alexis Henshaw
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18th February 2022Crowdfunding and Protest Financing: Emergency Law in CanadaJessica Davis