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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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17th December 2025Monetising Misogyny: Engagement Farming and the Tactics Behind Incendiary Online ContentFabio Daniele, Laura Bücher, Giampaolo Servida and Rachele Gilman
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11th December 2025The Weaponisation of Femininity: Gendered Realities in ISIS’s Digital CaliphateRiza Kumar
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08th December 2025You Talkin’ to Me? Algorithmic Mirrors and Chatbot RadicalisationKye Allen
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05th December 2025Could Chatbots Seduce Us into Extremism? Radicalisation Risks in an Age of AI Companions.Kye Allen
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03rd December 2025Have Any Change to Spare? How the Islamic State Leverages Instagram for FundraisingMeili Criezis
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21st November 2025Neo-Nazi Exploitation Online: AI Voice-Cloning and the Revival of Hitler SpeechesDaria Alexe
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04th November 2025The Attention Window: Online Ecosystems of Rage, Mobilisation, and Extremist Narratives Following the Heaton Park Synagogue AttackElla Goldschmied
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30th October 2025Islamic State Information Technology: The New “Security Tips Series” of Electronic Horizon FoundationAlessandro Bolpagni and Eleonora Ristuccia
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24th October 2025Closing the Enforcement Gap: AI, Illicit Liquidity, and the Next Phase of Counter-Terrorist FinanceAdam Rousselle