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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24th February 2021The Social Media Anatomy of New Radical Groups in KashmirKabir Teneja, Khalid Shah
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08th February 2021Understanding Canada’s Recent Ban of Far-Right Extremist GroupsDr. Amarnath Amarasingam, Dr. Michael Nesbitt
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05th February 2021Assessing Attempts at Removing German Far-Right Conspiracy Content in the Aftermath of Trump’s PresidencyInga Trauthig
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04th February 2021The Comeback of Unconstitutional Provisions Against Online Hatred in France: Second Attempt to Circumvent Judicial Review to Block WebsitesDr. Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi
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27th January 2021From MAGA to the Fringe: What Was Happening Online Before the 6 January Insurrection and What Can We Do Now?Meili Criezis, Brad Galloway
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22nd January 2021Extremism in the Manosphere During the Presidential TransitionDr. Alexis Henshaw