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

  • Apr 09 2026

    Francoism Online: Neo-Fascism, Memes, and Historical Revisionism in Spain

    In Spain, a recent study indicates that young men are showing an inclination toward far-right...
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  • Apr 07 2026

    Propaganda as Financial Infrastructure: How Islamic State and al-Qaeda Media Ecosystems Enable Terrorist Finance

    Propaganda ecosystems function as parallel trust infrastructures, enabling extremist organisations to coordinate financial activity outside...
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  • Apr 01 2026

    Operation Herof-2: BLA Propaganda, Female Fighters, and Virality on TikTok

    On 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a wave of large-scale coordinated...
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  • Mar 30 2026

    Operation Ghost Protocol: Infrastructure-Level Evasion in Islamic State Supporter Ecosystems

    In a pro–Islamic State Rocket.Chat (TechHaven) channel, a lengthy post appeared on 11 February 2026...
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