Contextual
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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.
Islamist Extremism
Looking at Islamist violent extremism, insights fascilitate in contextualizing the overall violently motivated ideology and specific groups. Relevant research focusing on violent Islamist extemism presents useful explorations of the groups’ online activity such as the ways in which they circumvent online safeguards, along with wider exposés on global online activity. Additionally, research hones in on particular groups such as the Islamic State (DAESH), the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and Boko Haram, among others.
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09th September 2021How Salafi-Jihadists Circumvent Facebook’s Community Standards With Mythical and Eudaimonic ContentProf. Catherine Bouko
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31st August 2021Erstwhile Allies and Community Convergence: A Preliminary Study of Online Interactions Between Salafi-Jihadists and White SupremacistsMeili Criezis and Brian Hughes
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23rd August 2021The Global Jihadist Movement and CyberterrorismNoah Turner and Dr. Thomas J. Holt
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11th August 2021The ‘4M Way’ to Promoting Alternative Narratives to Violent Islamist Extremism in Muslim MindanaoDr. Kumar Ramakrishna, Dr. Yusuf Roque Santos Morales and Sheryl Renomeron-Morales
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24th July 2021Connecting the Fringes: Neo-Nazi Glorification of Salafi-Jihadi Representations OnlineJulien Bellaiche
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25th May 2021Mapping the Turkestan Islamic Party’s Online Propaganda NetworksMiron Lakomy
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