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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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Tactical Exploitation of Online Services
Online terrorism and violent extremism comes in many forms and platforms are equally exploited in a variety of ways. Terrorist and violent extremist groups and individuals, like average users, use a mixture of platforms to further their aims. This cross-platform approach facilitates in storing content, holding private or confidential conversations, e-commerce for buying and selling goods as well as fundraising, recruitment, and the amplification of propaganda and messaging to the public. These signals, trends and adversarial shifts around this exploitation are highlighted by global experts.
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20th March 2024‘It’s Over! White People are Finished’: Accelerationist Memes using Generative AI on 4chan’s ‘/pol‘Joshua Bowes
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28th February 2024POV: Wearable Cameras and the Gamification of Lone-Actor Terrorist ViolenceManfredi Pozzoli
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23rd February 2024Weapons of Mass Hate Dissemination: The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Right-Wing ExtremistsFederico Borgonovo, Silvano Rizieri Lucini and Giulia Porrino
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21st February 2024Tech Triumphs or Terrors: The Implications of Emerging Technologies on BioterrorismAnadi
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15th February 2024A Deadly Trifecta: Disinformation Networks, AI Memetic Warfare, and DeepfakesAchi Mishra and Vignesh Karumbaya
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08th February 2024Grooming for Violence: Similarities Between Radicalisation and Grooming Processes in Gaming SpacesRachel Kowert and Elizabeth D. Kilmer
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05th February 2024AI Caliphate: The Creation of Pro-Islamic State Propaganda Using Generative AIMeili Criezis
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25th January 2024Navigating Far-Right Extremism in the Era of Artificial IntelligenceLiram Koblentz-Stenzler and Uri Klempner
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19th January 2024764: The Intersection of Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and Child Sexual ExploitationMarc-André Argentino, Barrett G and M.B. Tyler