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 16 2025

    In Translation: The Digital Growth of Bengali-Language At-Tamkeen Media

    Introduction  On 15 February 2025, the Bengali-language Islamic State-supportive At-Tamkeen Media Foundation created a room...
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  • May 14 2025

    Cash Flow: Breaking Down the Houthis’ Multibillion-Dollar Financial Networks

    Introduction Yemen-based Ansar Allah, widely known as the Houthis, continues to have a profound impact...
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  • May 09 2025

    Platforming the Caliphate: Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Digital Strategy and Radicalisation Risks 

    Introduction Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) is a transnational terrorist organisation that advocates for the establishment of...
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  • May 07 2025

    IS Wilayah Somalia: Digital Propaganda and Strategy Against the Puntland and its Foreign Allies

    Introduction The Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) has faced territorial and operational setbacks following a...
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