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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 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
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29th August 2023‘Deepfake Doomsday’: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Amplifying Apocalyptic Islamist PropagandaDaniel Siegel and Bilva Chandra
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18th August 2023Discrepancies Between Social Media Policy and User Experience: A Preliminary Study of Extremist ContentThomas James Vaughan Williams, Calli Tzani and Maria Ioannou
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28th July 2023Schrödinger’s Joke: The Weaponisation of Irony and Humour in the Alt-RightErin Stoner