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
- Mar052021
Turning the Tap Off: The Impacts of Social Media Shutdown After Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks
This blog post is a summary of key findings from research published by the International Centre…
Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam - Mar032021
Selfie and Siege: Women’s Social Media Footprint and the US Capitol Hill Siege
As of 25 February 2021, over 250 federal cases have been brought against individuals for…
Devorah Margolin - Mar012021
Playing for Hate?
The video game industry is the largest and fastest growing popular culture industry in the…
Dr. Nick Robinson - Feb242021
The Social Media Anatomy of New Radical Groups in Kashmir
In December 2020, a new militant group called the “United Liberation Front (ULF)” operating in…
Kabir Taneja - Feb222021
Turning Back to Biologised Racism: A Content Analysis of Patriotic Alternative UK’s Online Discourse
The UK far-right has experienced a marked transition in the past decade from parliamentary to…
Dr. William Allchorn - Feb192021
Online Extremism and Terrorism Researcher Security and Privacy: Some Practical Advice
Fortunately for Western scholars, as pointed out by Berger, “o date, jihadist extremists have not…
Dr. Maura Conway - Feb172021
Odysee: The New YouTube for the Far-Right
The emergence of the newest platform favoured by far-right actors has received surprisingly little attention…
Dr.Eviane Leidig - Feb152021
Infrastructure, Sabotage, and Accelerationism
In my previous GNET Insight, I focused on the ideological collision between anti-5G, the coronavirus,…
Dr. Michael Loadenthal - Feb122021
Who are the Jihadi Video Journalists? An Analysis of a new Form of Activism in the Northwest of Syria
This Insight aims to depict the work of Idlib-based Western Islamist ‘backpack reporters’ who have specialised…
Brune Descamps - Feb102021
China and the Australian Far-Right
Since the start of the pandemic, China and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have…
Dr. Kaz Ross - Feb082021
Understanding Canada’s Recent Ban of Far-Right Extremist Groups
On 3 February, the Canadian government added four far-right extremist groups to their list of…
Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam - Feb052021
Assessing Attempts at Removing German Far-Right Conspiracy Content in the Aftermath of Trump’s Presidency
2020 has been the year in which Germany achieved infamous standing as the country with…
Inga Trauthig