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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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04th October 2023The New Online Radicals: The Third Generation of Online RadicalisationJacob Ware
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27th September 2023Milk Parties and Soyjaks: Understanding The Alt-Right’s Metapolitical Appropriation of MilkElisabeth Moerking
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25th September 2023‘A New Image of Terror and Dread’: The Significance Of Dark Foreigner’s ArrestIsabela Bernardo and Matthew Kriner
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18th September 2023Mapping Extremist Discourse Communities on Telegram: The Case of the Russian Imperial MovementSara Morrell
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15th September 2023QAnon, Political Radicalisation and January 6th: A Gendered PerspectiveSophia Moskalenko
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07th September 2023Towards a Policy Framework for Addressing Violent Conspiracy Theory MovementsHannah Rose
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06th September 2023Culture, Community and Narratives: Key Elements of Violent Conspiracy TheoriesElise Thomas
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05th September 2023Beyond Terrorism: Understanding the Diverse Violent Outcomes of Conspiracy BeliefsMilo Comerford
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01st September 2023Social Control, Terrorist Content and the Online Safety BillSam Williams