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.

  • 22nd June 2021
    Extremism Unmasked
    Marc-André Argentino
  • 11th June 2021
    Crime, Cryptocurrency, and El Salvador’s Big Bet on Bitcoin
    Dr. Alexis Henshaw
  • 10th June 2021
    Gab’s Gift to the Far-Right
    Jordan McSwiney, Greta Jasser and Dr. Ed Pertwee
  • 07th June 2021
    The Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone Actors
    William Allchorn
  • 19th May 2021
    The Digital Transformations of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the Battle Against Online Propaganda
    Héni Nsaibia and Rida Lyammouri
  • 07th May 2021
    Online Jihadist Chants: An Access Point for Incitement of Violence
    El Mostafa Rezrazi and Brahim Essafi
  • 27th April 2021
    The Nexus Between Political Distrust and Online Extremism
    Isaac Kfir
  • 01st April 2021
    The Role of the Chans in the Far-Right Online Ecosystem
    Dr. Lewys Brace
  • 30th March 2021
    Alternative Platforms and Alternative Recommendation Systems: A Case of the Australian Sovereign Citizen Movement on Telegram
    Lydia Khalil

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