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
Incel/Misogny Based Violence
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.
Incel/Misogny Based Violence
Insights explor the overall ideology and groups involved in Incel (“involuntary celebate”) movements and online communities associated with wider misogyny-based violent extremism. Relevant research explores online presence on platforms, along with reviewing trends on global online misogyny-based violent activity.
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03rd January 2022Examining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological ViewsMatthew Kriner, H.E. Upchurch, W. Aaron
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21st September 2021The Potential Effects of COVID-19 on Radicalisation to Violent ExtremismDr. Garth Davies, Edith Wu and Dr. Richard Frank
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06th April 2021Male Supremacism, Borderline Content, and Gaps in Existing Moderation EffortsYe Bin Wan and Jonathan Lewis
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22nd January 2021Extremism in the Manosphere During the Presidential TransitionDr. Alexis Henshaw
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06th May 2020Remembering Toronto: Two Years Later, Incel Terrorism Threat LingersJacob Ware, Bruce Hoffman, Ezra Shapiro
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22nd April 2020The ‘Incel’ Ideology Continues to Build a Strong Following in the Online ‘Manosphere’Dr. Colin Clarke, Lilianna Turner
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