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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World Events

While robust policies and legislation on defining terrorism and violent extremism might be in place, it can be difficult to know how definitions apply to major global events. In recent years there have been significant offline events that impact counterterrorism and counter-extremism efforts online. The following key events highlight where global researchers have analyzed the impacts of these moments on the online space, focussing on how terrorist and violent extremist actors are using platforms around these events and where solutions can be found.

  • 02nd September 2024
    Shadows of Wieambilla: Millenarian Content on Australian Conspiracist Facebook
    Dr Gerard Gill
  • 29th August 2024
    Fomenting Civil War?: Disinformation Narratives after the Southport Attack
    Mason Krusch
  • 28th August 2024
    Fanning the Flames: Online Misinformation and Far-Right Violence in the UK
    Mariam Shah
  • 16th August 2024
    “Dead society”: Tracing the Online Dimension of a Militant Accelerationist-Inspired Attack in Turkey
    Arthur Bradley
  • 12th August 2024
    “Our content is intended to be satirical”: Parody Accounts, Memes, and Antisemitism Post 7/10
    Sabrina Tripodi
  • 25th July 2024
    Racists Ridicule ‘Zion Don’ After Foiled Assassination
    Dr. Bethan Johnson
  • 24th July 2024
    13 Years On: The Enduring Influence of Breivik’s Manifesto on Far-Right Terror
    Joshua Molloy
  • 11th July 2024
    Methodologies in Manipulation: The Far-Right’s Antisemitic Discourse Online Amid the Israel-Hamas War
    Uri Klempner and Liram Koblentz-Stenzler
  • 20th May 2024
    Two Paths, Same Destination: Analysing White Nationalist X Accounts Amid the War in Gaza
    Diana Wallens

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