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

  • Jul 25 2024

    Racists Ridicule ‘Zion Don’ After Foiled Assassination

    Content Warning: This Insight contains antisemitic, racist, and hateful imagery. Introduction Given right-wing extremists’ love...
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  • Jul 24 2024

    13 Years On: The Enduring Influence of Breivik’s Manifesto on Far-Right Terror

    Introduction On 22 July 2011, Anders Breivik carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in Norway’s...
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  • Jul 18 2024

    Camera, Action, Play: An Exploration of Extremist Activity on Video- and Livestreaming Platforms

    Introduction  Since the livestreamed attacks in Christchurch, Halle and the US Capitol Building, streaming platforms...
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  • Jul 15 2024

    All the World’s a Stage: How Predictive Programming Crafts Far-Right X Users’ Worldview

    Introduction This Insight investigates how far-right X users construct their worldview around fictional media and...
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Tech against Terrorism

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Today marks day 1 at #TrustCon2024 - come and visit us at our booth! 🌐

We look forward to diving into insightful sessions on trust and safety, ...networking with industry leaders, and exploring innovative strategies to counter #terrorismonline. 

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Exciting news! Skip Gilmour joins GIFCT as our new Director of Technology Policy and Solutions. With a robust background from the FBI and Roblox, ...Skip will lead our tech solutions, including the Hash Sharing Database and Incident Response. Welcome, Skip! 
#GIFCT #TechForGood

On June 27, we marked 4 years combating online violent extremism with nearly 100 in-person & 475 virtual subscribers at our #GIFCTForum2024. ...Focus: collaboration, new threats, best practices.

Watch videos & explore insights from GNET: https://2ly.link/1ypAw

#TechForGood

Last week's #GIFCTForum2024 brought together 400+ participants to strengthen collaboration and combat digital platform exploitation by terrorists. ...Thanks to #Microsoft for hosting! Stay tuned for videos and updates. #GIFCT #DigitalSafety

Thanks to our speakers and participants for a fantastic #GIFCTForum2024. Key takeaway from the day…

📢 Ghayda Hassan: "Violent extremism is ...fragmenting our social contract. We must unite as civil society, governments, communities, and tech to rebuild."

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