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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Regional Trends
While experts can point to overarching global trends in terrorism and violent extremism, we also know that there are significant regional and country-based variables in how these groups recruit, mobilize, propagandize, and coordinate attacks. There are also varying international trends in the types of platforms terrorists and violent extremists use in different parts of the world, their overarching aims and the ways their aims manifest online. GNET includes expert insights from academics and practitioners all over the world, feeding in the nuances and adversarial shifts they report on.
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17th December 2020‘Crisis and a Loss of Control’ – Digital Extremism in German-Speaking Countries During the COVID-19 CrisisJakob Guhl
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10th December 2020Paved With Good Intentions: How the EU Legislative Process has Placed Internet Voluntary Counter Extremism Near the Edge of the Legal WildernessDr. Victoria McCloud
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09th December 2020Praising Jihadist Attacks on TikTok and the Challenge of Protecting Youths From Online ExtremismDr. Hugo Micheron
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07th December 2020Assessing the Impact of U.S. Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilisation OnlineDr. Ryan Scrivens, Dr. George W. Burruss, Dr. Thomas J. Holt, Dr. Steven Chermak, Dr. Joshua D. Freilich, Dr. Richard Frank
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18th November 2020Offline Meets Online: A Fused Messaging Ecosystem in Response to Violent Extremism in MindanaoExan Sharief, Joseph Franco
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11th November 2020Preempting the Storm: DOJ Moves to Tackle Terrorist and Criminal Use of Cryptocurrencies with Bolder International ApproachAndrew Mines