The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) is the academic research arm of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and aims to better understand the ways in which terrorists use technology.
The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) is the academic research arm of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and aims to better understand the ways in which terrorists use technology.
Insights
- Mar272024
The Deepfake Threat to the 2024 US Presidential Election
Introduction As the 2024 US election campaign ramps up, artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes are…
Ella Busch - Mar252024
Preparing for the Boogaloo: How Far-Right Communities Rallied on Discord for the Unite the Right Rally
Introduction In August 2017, Charlottesville, Virginia, had its streets swarmed by white nationalists, klansmen and…
Amin Mekacher - Mar222024
The COVID-19 Pandemic Exploited by Extremists: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and Germany
Introduction COVID-19 social restrictions provided fertile ground for extremists around the world. During lockdown, as…
Yosua Praditya - Mar202024
‘It’s Over! White People are Finished’: Accelerationist Memes using Generative AI on 4chan’s ‘/pol‘
Content Warning: this Insight contains antisemitic, racist and hateful imagery and language. Introduction Contemporary research…
Joshua Bowes - Mar182024
CLASSIFIED 1948/2024: What Israeli AI Implementation Teaches Us About the Warfare of Tomorrow
Introduction Israel has become one of the most technologically advanced and AI-driven countries in the…
Paola Testa - Mar132024
Combating Online Extremism in the Global South: Lessons from COVID-19 Misinformation Flows
Introduction Understanding the mechanisms driving the diffusion of problematic information – information that is “inaccurate,…
Esteban Villa-Turek - Mar112024
‘Doing What God Designed Men To Do’: Red Pilled Christians’ Quest for Patriarchy, According to Scripture
Introduction The Red Pill philosophy is the foundation for many online, misogynist, male-only groups, colloquially…
Elyse Willemsen - Mar082024
The Role and Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Extremist Fuelled Election Misinformation in Africa
Background The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technological…
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh - Mar062024
The Ultimate Game: What We Learned from Mobilising Gamers During Brazil’s Elections
Mari Ribeiro and Court Williams are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN).…
Mariana Ribeiro - Mar042024
‘Why Not Bring Weapons to School?’: How TikTok’s Algorithms Contribute to a Culture of Violence in Brazilian Schools
Content warning: This Insight contains language describing graphic violence Until 2002, there was no record…
Beatriz Buarque - Feb282024
POV: Wearable Cameras and the Gamification of Lone-Actor Terrorist Violence
Introduction In December 2023, a British 22-year-old was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years…
Manfredi Pozzoli - Feb262024
‘Stand Against the Wiles of the Devil’: Interpreting QAnon as a Pseudo-Christian Extremist Movement
Introduction Since the emergence of QAnon as a conspiracy theory in 2017, some self-proclaimed QAnon…
Nicolò Miotto