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

  • Jan 07 2026

    The Jakarta Bombing: Youth Digital Radicalisation and the Urgent Need for Adaptive PCVE Responses

    This Insight analyses the digital influences, memetic behaviours, and visual-symbolic cues that underpinned the explosion...
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  • Jan 05 2026

    The Nordic Front of ‘764’: Trends, Drivers, and Countering Youth Exploitation and Radicalisation

    This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and...
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  • Dec 23 2025

    Cutting a Hydra’s Head: Infrastructure-Level Content Moderation and the Case of Kiwi Farms

    On 18 November 2025, the popular Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Distributed Denial of Service...
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  • Dec 22 2025

    Cosplaying Columbine: How Memetic Violence Transformed Southeast Asia’s Extremist Threat

    The 7 November 2025 attack at Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 72 (SMAN 72) in North...
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