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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
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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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18th January 2024The Midgård Leak: Exposing The Global Business Of The Far RightPeter Smith
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08th January 2024The Islamic State’s South Asian Branches are Spearheading an Anti-China CampaignLucas Webber
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15th December 2023Artificial Intelligence as a Terrorism Enabler? Understanding the Potential Impact of Chatbots and Image Generators on Online Terrorist ActivitiesMiron Lakomy
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05th December 2023The Right Fit: How Active Club Propaganda Attracts Women to the Far-RightRobin O'Luanaigh, Hannah Ritchey and Frances Breidenstein
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29th November 2023Gender Dynamics and Online Spaces: The Case of the Islamic StateChristina Schmid
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20th November 2023The Gangster and the Bride: The Framing of Femininity and Masculinity in News Coverage of Jihadist TerrorismOlivia Caskey
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13th November 2023For the Lulz?: AI-generated Subliminal Hate is a New Challenge in the Fight Against Online HarmOlivier Cauberghs
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25th October 2023Tracing 400 Years of Mass Media Misogynoir: A History of Weaponisation by White Male SupremacistsSeun Shokunbi
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13th October 2023From Telegram to the Tate: Patriotic Alternative, Anti-Drag Activism and Offline MobilisationCatherine Stinton