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

  • Jun 03 2025

    Critical World Events: Extremist Misinformation Networks and Narratives in Times of Crisis

    Introduction Global crises, such as COVID-19, produce societal instability and can create a fertile ground...
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  • May 30 2025

    Inside Boko Haram’s Wallet: Digital Pathways to Terrorist Financing in Nigeria

    Introduction Over the past two-plus decades, the intersection of terrorism and modern technology has significantly...
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  • May 27 2025

    Inside the Philippine Falangist Front: Online Communities as Enablers of Far-Right Extremism in Southeast Asia

    Introduction Over the past five years, GNET authors have identified a thriving patchwork of far-right...
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  • May 21 2025

    ‘Welcome Spring, Burn a Tesla’: The Insurrectionary Anarchist Campaign Against Tesla

    Introduction This Insight explores the growing wave of attacks against Tesla across Europe and North...
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