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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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Ideologically motivated violent groups and movements take different forms in different parts of the world. In a post-9/11 framework, and particularly since the rise of ISIS, most terrorist studies and counter-extremism work have focussed on Islamist extremist groups. However, we also see modern trends of groups associated with white supremacy and neo-Naziism, misogyny-based violent extremist groups often referred to as being part of the “incel” community, far-left groups, and neo-nationalist groups such as the Hindutva movement and Buddhist extremist groups in Asia. Across international far-right violent extremist trends we see an increase in violence inducing conspiracy theory networks, including new trends revolving around anti-vaccination movements and even anti-5G movements that have an effect on technology companies.
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03rd November 2020Linear Relationships Between Islamic State’s Extent of Territorial Control and its Visual Messaging CampaignDr. Carol Winkler
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02nd November 2020From ShamiWitness to QMap: The Movement of ‘One’ in Online RadicalisationKabir Taneja
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29th October 2020What’s in a Meme? The Rise of “Saint Kyle”Hampton Stall, David Foran, Hari Prasad
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28th October 2020Examining the Developmental Pathways of Online Posting Behaviour in Violent Right-Wing Extremist ForumsDr. Ryan Scrivens, Dr. Thomas W. Wojciechowski, Dr. Richard Frank
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27th October 2020Digital Dunes and Shrublands: A Comparative Introduction to the Sahelian Jihadi Propaganda EcosystemHéni Nsaibia, Rida Lyammouri
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21st October 2020Revisiting the Ecosystem of Islamic State’s ‘Virtual Caliphate’Michael Krona
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20th October 2020Online White Supremacy: Looking for a Place to Spread Hate in the Age of Multiple Communication PlatformsDr. Ariel Koch