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
Radicalization
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.
Radicalization
When it comes to processes of radicalization, there have been significant concerns about the threat to online spaces and the role they play in this process. Overall, research shows that there may be a systematic bias in reporting of terrorism cases that prompt audiences to believe that the Internet plays a greater role than actually pertains. However, research also points to a mix of factors, ideologies, and platforms that all come together in this complex process.
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09th May 2022Differentiating Online Posting Behaviours of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing ExtremistsDr. Ryan Scrivens, Dr. Thomas W. Wojciechowski, Dr. Joshua D. Freilich, Dr. Steven Chermak and Dr. Richard Frank
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09th March 2022Understanding the Game: Bridging Research Gaps at the Nexus of Gaming and ExtremismGalen Englund and Luxinaree Bunmathong
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31st January 2022The Manosphere Isn’t Just White: Black Femicide and the Radicalisation of Black Male YouthAlexandria Onuoha
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20th January 2022Exploring Extreme Language in Gaming CommunitiesSam Andrews and Joshua Skoczylis
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10th January 2022Youth-on-Youth Extreme-Right Recruitment on Mainstream Social Media PlatformsHannah Rose A C
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20th December 2021Online Radicalisation: Moving Beyond a Simple DichotomyJoe Whittaker, Chamin Herath
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14th December 2021The Role of the Internet in the Radicalisation of Extreme-Right Lone ActorsGuri Mølmen
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14th October 2021Algorithms, the Search for Transcendence and Online RadicalisationIsaac Kfir