Contextual
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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
Music
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.
Music
Terrorist and violent extremist networks have all worked to establish their own subculture through music. Research shows that far-right networks deliberately utilize digital media platforms in order to monetize them. This extends to music streaming services which have struggled to remove content that promotes particular ideologies, whether in terms of podcasts or artists posting their music on them. Audio formats also present complex challenges.
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31st May 2022The Great Replacement and the Far-Right Music SceneBrad Galloway, Jamie Noulty and Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam
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03rd September 2021Fashwave: Extremist Audio Formats Present Complex ChallengesStoryful (Max Wyatt)
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