The vision of the GIFCT is to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms.

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism brings together the technology industry, government, civil society, and academia to foster collaboration and information-sharing to counter terrorist and violent extremist activity online.

GIFCT’s strategic planning and programming centers on three pillars:

Prevent

Prevent

Delivering critical information and the capacity to prevent and disrupt terrorist and violent extremist activity online

Respond

Respond

Coordinating and continually strengthening the tech ecosystem’s response to the online impacts of terrorist or violent extremist incidents

Adapt

Adapt

Convening industry, experts, and civil society to understand emerging trends relating to technology, terrorism, and violent extremism

Research and Resources from our Core Partners
Global Network on Extremism & Technology

Recent insights, reports, and digests from our academic research arm

  • Apr 17 2024

    The Radicalisation of Digital Playgrounds: The Need for Multistakeholder Dialogue

    Introduction The potential nexus between gaming and radicalisation into extremism has become a hot topic...
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  • Apr 15 2024

    Unveiling Terrorist Influence: The Case of Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections

    Introduction Elections in fragile democracies are often the targets of terrorist exploitation. Notably, general elections...
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  • Apr 10 2024

    Eyes in the Sky: The Innovation Dilemma of Drone Proliferation among Violent Non-State Actors in the Sahel

    Introduction The Sahel, with its vast geographical expanse and porous borders, has become a hub...
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  • Apr 08 2024

    The Creeping Influence of the Extreme Right’s Meme Subculture in Southeast Asia’s TikTok Community

    Introduction In a GNET Insight from November 2023, Jonathan Sarwono identified the presence of an...
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Tech against Terrorism

Latest news from our mentorship and knowledge-sharing partner here

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GIFCT had the pleasure of hosting with @firjan a Latin America regional workshop in Rio yesterday, bringing together participants from tech, industry... bodies, local CTVE experts, and UN & government representatives to explore the intersections of #technology and #counterterrorism.

"Having a space to collaborate with other platforms is extremely beneficial to us and our industry as a whole. This is something GIFCT provides... a ...place where we can share technical tools, but also... knowledge... " said Lucas Gagliardi of @yubo_app, a GIFCT member company.

A big thanks to all our participants and supporters for their valuable contributions. This is GIFCT's 18th Regional Workshop since its inception.

...For more information about our programming, please visit http://www.gifct.org.

A reminder that the deadline to apply for the position of Director of Technology Policy & Solutions is this Friday, April 19th!

#hiring ...#HiringNow #TechJob

GIFCT is looking for a collaborative & diligent worker who possesses a demonstrated interest in online platforms, terrorism & violent ...extremism, and public policy to support its programming activities as a Spring Fellow.

Monday is the deadline!

Apply →

The threat landscape & implications for terrorism & violent extremism online are always evolving. So is GIFCT.

We're working w/ our members ...& partners towards a world in which the tech sector renders terrorists & violent extremists ineffective online.

→ https://bit.ly/2023GIFCT

Our research arm @GNET_research published a new report written by the team @TheARConsortium.

"Behind the Skull Mask" is an intro to militant ...accelerationism & its manifestations, online & offline.

It's an important report on an increasingly urgent issue:

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