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

  • May 18 2026

    Artificial Intelligence, Disengagement, and Terrorism Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges

    This Insight explores the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool in the fight...
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  • May 15 2026

    Online Spousal Rape Networks: Advancing Violent Misogyny in Real Time

    A CNN report uncovered an online ‘Rape Academy,’ and the investigation revealed a global network...
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  • May 13 2026

    Truth, Trust, and Extremism: The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Porepunkah

    Truth, Trust, and Extremism: The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Porepunkah On 27 August 2025, ten...
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  • May 11 2026

    Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia: New Hybrid Group Threatens and Confounds European Security Landscape

    On a busy London street in broad daylight, a heavyset man walking down a sidewalk...
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