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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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.

  • 13th January 2025
    AI or Aryan Ideals? A Thematic Content Analysis of White Supremacist Engagement with Generative AI
    Louis Dean
  • 12th December 2024
    Soliciting Terror: ISKP Digital Communications and Financing Tactics Through Voice of Khurasan
    Ahmet Yiğitalp Tulga
  • 11th December 2024
    Melodies of Malice: Understanding How AI Fuels the Creation and Spread of Extremist Music
    Heron Lopes
  • 28th November 2024
    CaliphateTok: How Islamic State (IS) Leverages Social Media in Indonesia and the Power of Counter-Narratives
    Jonathan Suseno Sarwono
  • 25th November 2024
    From Trees to Terror: JNIM’s Use of Online Rosewood Sales to Fuel Expansion
    Adam Rousselle
  • 08th November 2024
    Digital Warfare: The Baloch Liberation Army’s Tactical Use of Social Media in the Herof Attack
    Sajid Aziz
  • 08th October 2024
    Agent Provocateurs: Online Hindutva Groups’ Misinformation Campaign Amid Bangladesh’s Political Crisis
    Abdul Basit
  • 02nd October 2024
    Strategic Shift or Short-Lived Endeavour: Islamic State’s Media Strategy in Southeast Asia
    Benjamin Mok
  • 20th September 2024
    TTP’s Alliance with the Afghan Taliban: In ISKP’s Crosshairs
    Mona Thakkar and Vidyut S

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