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

  • Mar 24 2025

    Cryptocurrency and Extremism: How Social Network Analysis is Used to Track Extremist Cryptocurrency Donations

    Introduction Among the digital tools emerging in today’s decentralised financial framework, cryptocurrency has been especially...
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  • Mar 20 2025

    Building Tech Capacity: Cross-Cultural, Gender-Responsive Solutions to Prevent Extremism in Gaming

    Introduction  When discussing social harms in online gaming spaces, the term “toxicity” frequently takes centre...
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  • Mar 18 2025

    Digital Pathways to Violence: the Tech Ecosystem Behind the Antioch Shooting

    Introduction: Technology, Radicalisation, and Security Failures On 22 January 2025, a 17-year-old student carried out...
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  • Mar 14 2025

    Sadaqah Jariyah: The Thriving Cryptocurrency Fundraising Efforts Behind ISKP’s Official Media

    Methodology The authors monitored the official and unofficial channels, as well as internal discussions of...
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