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

  • Nov 02 2026

    The Centocelle School Attack and the Consolidation of Nihilistic Violent Extremism in Italy

    On Friday 18 September 2026, during the first week of the new school year, a...
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  • Oct 29 2026

    The Circulation of Gore and Extremist Messaging: An Examination of Two TCC-Associated Sites

    The team at the Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents (READ) developed this insight by actively...
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  • Oct 23 2026

    Collaborating for Chaos: Moving NVE Knowledge from Telegram to the Dark Web

    The team at the Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents (READ) developed this insight by actively...
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  • Oct 21 2026

    The Women Behind the Screens: How Digital Evidence Enhances Our Understanding of Female Terrorism Offenders

    Criminal evidence is the key to prosecution. Yet, a UN report found that the collection...
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