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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
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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.
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06th September 2021Let’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) PlatformsLinda Schlegel
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03rd September 2021Fashwave: Extremist Audio Formats Present Complex ChallengesStoryful (Max Wyatt)
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31st August 2021Erstwhile Allies and Community Convergence: A Preliminary Study of Online Interactions Between Salafi-Jihadists and White SupremacistsMeili Criezis and Brian Hughes
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31st August 2021One-Stop-Shop for Recruitment and Dating: Extremists’ Exploitation of Dating PlatformsKesa White
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23rd August 2021The Global Jihadist Movement and CyberterrorismNoah Turner and Dr. Thomas J. Holt
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20th August 2021Memes in Far-Right Digital Visual CultureJordan McSwiney, Dr. Michael Vaughan, Dr. Annett Heft, and Dr. Matthias Hoffmann
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12th July 2021Competing, Connecting, Having Fun: How Gamification Could Make Extremist Content More AppealingLinda Schlegel