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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Regional Trends
APAC
Counter-Narrative
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.
APAC
Throughout the APAC region, insights aid in contextualizing violent extremism online in both regional and country specific ways. Relevant research presents useful explorations of right-wing extremist activity and ideologies in Southeast Asia, and the applicability and adaptability of tech policies across the global south. Additionally, there has been a focus in the research on country specific groups, such as the latest shifts around cyber-enabled extremism in Australia, the potential online extremist propaganda challenges for Indian emerging tech platforms, or recent online deradicalization efforts in Indonesia.
Counter-Narrative
Counter-narratives are a positive intervention that responds to, counters or provides positive alternatives to a hate-based extremist message or activity online. While advances have been made, there is room for further monitoring and evaluation to accurately establish the effectiveness and impact of these efforts. Some research has shows that counter-narratives may be effective by addressing the communicative nature of extreme propaganda. GIFCT has also supported Positive Intervention Working Group themes to advance the mapping of global counter-narrative efforts and advance measurement and evaluation tactics.
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29th September 2021Exposing Terror, Building Resilience: Harnessing Citizen Journalists and Social Media to Confront TerrorismOmar Mohammed
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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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18th November 2020Offline Meets Online: A Fused Messaging Ecosystem in Response to Violent Extremism in MindanaoExan Sharief, Joseph Franco
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14th August 2020Catfishing to Counter Extremism: Lessons from an Indonesian ExperimentCameron Sumpter