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
Far-Right
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.
Far-Right
Insights can aid in contextualizing the overall ideology and diversity of groups implied by the term “Far-Right”. Relevant research focusing on the Far-Right and White Supremacy present useful explorations of how groups have attempted to exploit and sometimes been deplatformed by platforms, along with wider exposés on global online far right activity. Additionally, available research hones in on particular groups such as QAnon, the Proud Boys, amongst others.
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08th November 2023‘Yup, Another Far-right Classic’: The Propagation of Far-right Content on TikTok in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the PhilippinesJonathan Suseno Sarwono
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21st July 2023Extremist Violence Against the Trans and LGBTQI+ Community in Australia: A Review of Recent EventsGerard Gill
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02nd February 2023The Wieambilla Siege and Conspiracy-Fuelled Violent Extremism in AustraliaKristy Milligan
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19th December 2022Tracing the Evolution of Far-Right Movement Framing in AustraliaGerard Gill
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27th September 2022Resurrecting the Reich: Middle Eastern and North African Digital Nazi CommunitiesMoustafa Ayad
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27th September 2021Using Text Analysis to Visualise a Neo-Nazi Leadership ChangeDr. Gerard Gill