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
- Mar272023
‘Tomatoes for Tanks’: Humour and Violence in Post-Brexit Meme Culture
In 2022, the humanitarian organisation World Vision published a report warning about the spread of…
Bàrbara Molas - Mar242023
Youths Challenging Violent Extremism through Digital Platforms in the Philippines
Introduction “They tolerated the ISIS in Marawi. ISIS sympathisers!” “They deserve it. They were handlers…
Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang - Mar222023
Granola Nazis: Digital Traditionalism, the Folkish Movement and the Normalisation of the Far-Right
Introduction Digital traditionalist women carefully cultivate winsome images on Instagram: harvesting fields of beets with…
Catherine Tebaldi - Mar202023
Frank James: The New York Subway Shooter’s Radical Discourse on Social Media
Introduction On April 12, 2022, Frank R. James carried out a shooting in the New…
Khalil Boughali - Mar162023
Unpacking the Incelosphere: In-group Categorisation, Incel Purity, and Competition
Introduction In the near-decade since the first publicly recognised act of incel violence in 2014,…
GNET Team - Mar152023
Discourses of Violence in Incel Online Discussions After the Plymouth Shooting
Introduction In August 2021, a young man attacked and killed his mother in Plymouth, UK.…
Emilia Lounela - Mar142023
Understanding Incels’ Online Behaviour and Perceptions of Hateful Content
Introduction Recent years have seen an increase in awareness and concern about incels, or involuntarily…
Sarah Daly - Mar132023
Incel PR: The Rebranding of the Incel Community & the Role of Media and Academia
Certain usernames and names of forums have been removed to avoid amplifying their voices and…
Rutger Sjoerts - Mar102023
Can ‘Cyberterrorism’ Really Exist in Africa?
Introduction Since the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, Africa has experienced a…
Dr Alta Grobbelaar - Mar062023
Soliciting Online Bayʿat: Pro-Islamic State Responses to Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s Death
On 30 November 2022, the official Islamic State spokesman, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, confirmed the death…
Meili Criezis - Mar032023
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s Enduring Influence on IS-Khurasan
The Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISKP) has drastically expanded its propaganda apparatus in recent months,…
Lucas Webber - Mar012023
Rebranding the East Asia Knights: A Reflection of Dawlah Islamiyah’s Effort to Learn
What is the East Asia Wilayah? On 8 January 2023, the main Southeast Asian Islamic…
Kenneth Yeo
Reports

Islamic State Online: A Look at the Group’s South Asian Presence on Alternate Platforms

Tackling Online Terrorist Content Together: Cooperation between Counterterrorism Law Enforcement and Technology Companies

Learning from Foes: How Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists Embrace and Mimic Islamic State’s Use of Emerging Technologies

The Role of Violent Conspiratorial Narratives in Violent and Non‐Violent Extreme Right Manifestos Online, 2015‐2020

Manipulating Access To Communication Technology: Government Repression or Counterterrorism?

Can the Right Meme? (And How?): A Comparative Analysis of Three Online Reactionary Meme Subcultures

‘Fogging’ and ‘Flooding’: Countering Extremist Mis/Disinformation After Terror Attacks

GNET Survey on the Role of Technology in Violent Extremism and the State of Research Community-Tech Industry Engagement
