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.
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17th February 2023Weapons of Mass Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and the Production of Extremist PropagandaDaniel Siegel and Mary Bennett Doty
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25th January 2023Political Outrage Machines: Exploring the Algorithms Structuring Conspiracy TikTokJustin Grandinetti
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31st October 2022Extremists are Seeping Back into the Mainstream: Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media PlatformsBroderick McDonald
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30th November 2020Exploring the Link Between Uncertainty, Ahistoricism and AlgorithmsIsaac Kfir
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25th November 2020Upvoting Extremism: Collective Identity Formation and the Extreme Right on RedditTiana Gaudette, Dr. Ryan Scrivens, Dr. Garth Davies, Dr. Richard Frank
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20th November 2020Cyberwar on Twitter: Cyber-Vigilantes vs Islamic StateDr. Valentine Crosset
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21st September 2020Part 2: Algorithmic Agency in Online Extremism: The Bigger PictureDr. Yvonne Jazz Rowa
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15th September 2020Part 1: Algorithmic Deconstruction in the Context of Online ExtremismDr. Yvonne Jazz Rowa