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
Fundraising
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.
Fundraising
Terrorists and violent extremists have used various online platforms to raise funds. The continued proliferation of crowdfunding campaigns among pro-ISIS networks suggests that the matter deserves more attention from policymakers, practitioners, and academics. The Australian far-right has used a diverse range of online tools to fundraise and solicit donations through the use of messaging apps to provide an entry point into a broader content and financial network, and facilitating international connections. In Latin America, cryptocurrency is used as a source of independent funding by mafia, drug cartels and human traffickers.
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11th June 2020“Help for Sisters”: A Look at Crowdfunding Campaigns with Potential Links to Terrorist and Criminal NetworksAudrey Alexander