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
Radicalization
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.
Radicalization
When it comes to processes of radicalization, there have been significant concerns about the threat to online spaces and the role they play in this process. Overall, research shows that there may be a systematic bias in reporting of terrorism cases that prompt audiences to believe that the Internet plays a greater role than actually pertains. However, research also points to a mix of factors, ideologies, and platforms that all come together in this complex process.
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25th August 2022Humour in Jihadi Rhetoric: A Comparative Analysis of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, TTP, and the TalibanWeeda Mehran
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28th June 2022Al Qaeda, Islamic State, and Targeted Online Propaganda Around India’s Domestic Political DiscourseKabir Taneja
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08th March 2021Dars and Madrassas: Remnants of a Lost Pedagogy that has Advanced onto the Cyber RealmSyeda Iqraa Bukhari
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11th January 2021From #ArsonEmergency to #DanLiedPeopleDied: How Extremist Messaging Co-Opts Emergency Events on the Australian TwittersphereDr. Timothy Graham
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