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
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.
Europe
Looking at Europe, insights contextualize online violent extremism as well as related legislation in both continental and country specific ways. Relevant research touches on overarching EU legislation, such as the GDPR, along with the impact it has across EU countries as well as to the tech sector. Additionally, there has been country specific research on extremist group trends such as French Islamist extremist activity online, German identitarian movements, and the recent shift in far-right groups in the U.K, among others.
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21st July 2021Schrems II and the Future of 3rd Party Security Service Access to Data From the UKDr. Victoria McCloud
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22nd June 2021Creating a New Space for French Revolutionary Nationalists on the InternetDamien Saverot
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24th May 2021Polarisation and the Pandemic: The Alternative für Deutschland’s Narration of COVID-19 on TwitterChamin Herath, Dr. Suraj Lakhani, Dr. Lella Nouri, Anna Pingen and Dr. Kamil Yilmaz
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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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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