Are you a tech company interested in strengthening your capacity to counter terrorist and violent extremist activity online?
Apply for GIFCT membership to join over 35 other tech companies working together to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting online platforms by leveraging technology, expertise, and cross-sector partnerships.
Become a GIFCT member and receive access to:
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GIFCT’s Membership Process
Apply for membership to meet with GIFCT’s Membership Advisory Program (MAP), which supports prospective member companies as they work towards full membership, as well as current GIFCT members in ensuring continued alignment with our criteria.
MAP provides tech platforms with tailored support designed to meet each company’s unique needs and in alignment with their priorities, such as:
- crafting and revising their policies and/or community guidelines,
- helping improve their human rights commitments, and
- strengthening their commitments to transparency reporting.
GIFCT’s membership spans the full spectrum of the tech stack – including social media, e-commerce, marketplaces, file sharing, AI, video streaming, gaming, and more – demonstrating that all digital services or platforms are welcome in the GIFCT community!
GIFCT Membership Criteria and Dues
Digital platforms seeking to join GIFCT must meet specific membership criteria, ensuring alignment with its mission and values. These include:
- Terms of service, community guidelines, or other publicly available policies that explicitly prohibit terrorist and/or violent extremist activity.
- The ability to receive, review, and act on reports of activity that is illegal and/or violates terms of service and user appeals.
- A desire to explore new technical solutions to counter terrorist and violent extremist activity online.
- Regular, public data transparency reports.
- A public commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UNGPs.
- Support for expanding the capacity of civil society organizations to challenge terrorism and violent extremism.
In accordance with GIFCT policy, all members are required to contribute annual membership dues based on their membership tier:
Leadership Members may designate subsidiary companies to be covered under their dues as General Members, with the same rights and obligations as other General Members.