The digitisation of fundraising has transformed how extremist movements are financed. Pablo Jost & Harald Sick explore far-right and conspiracy actors' digital monetisation in Germany by tracking their transactions on the blockchain and assessing their donors.
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🎙️Podcast Alert!🎙️

GNET Research Director sat down with Professor Jake Okechukwu Effoduh from Toronto Metropolitan University to explore the intersection of #extremism and #ArtificialIntelligence in our inaugural podcast. Tune in for thought-provoking discussions!

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Despite drones becoming more available and lethal, their use in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region by groups like Al-Qaeda and ISK remains limited. Abdul Basit and Rueben Dass explore why and if it will continue. #counterterrorism

gnet-research.org/2024/04/29/tec…

Understanding how #incel culture distorts past generations to justify politics and misogyny is crucial for effective #deradicalization , explains Emilia Lounela in this latest Insight.

gnet-research.org/2024/04/25/ima…

After the #crocuscityhallattack , social media swarmed with conspiracy theories implicating the USA, Israel, and others. Joshua Bowes highlights the danger and prevalence of these theories on both mainstream and fringe platforms.

gnet-research.org/2024/04/23/mos…

🚨Big news! 🚨

Excited to announce our upcoming #podcast series on technology and #extremism , launching this month!

Stay tuned for eye-opening discussions with experts shedding light on these critical topics. 🎙️🔍🌐

Extremist groups are leveraging digital gaming spaces for recruitment and propaganda. Dr. Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel stress the need for multistakeholder collaboration to tackle this issue.

gnet-research.org/2024/04/17/the…

Delighted to join UNODC, representatives of Japan and Singapore & experts for a discussion on the evolution of AI and advanced ICT tools, CT & PCVE, and share perspectives from Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)

To learn more about our work visit gifct.org and GNET

.Osama Ahmad examines how Pakistan's 2024 Elections were the target of online and offline extremist propaganda and violence.

This Insight analyses the modus operandi of terrorist groups involved in these activities.⤵️
gnet-research.org/2024/04/15/unv…

The proliferation of #drones among violent extremists in the Sahel is going unchecked.

Francis Okpaleke examines the factors behind their increasing presence in the region and its security implications.

Read our latest Insight here ⤵️

gnet-research.org/2024/04/10/eye…

🚨 Join us at GNET's Fourth Annual Conference in London on 29-30 May 2024.

Over 5 panels, speakers from across the globe will delve into emerging trends in extremism, technology & more. Can't attend in person? Virtual registration is available too!

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Southeast Asia's extremist TikTok scene has embraced Western meme subcultures to promote ethno-religious supremacy in the region. Saddiq Basha explores how users are promoting these ideas through memes in the local socio-political and cultural contexts.
gnet-research.org/2024/04/08/the…

Four days until applications to join Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)'s Working Groups close! GIFCT Working Groups bring together experts from diverse stakeholder groups, geographies and disciplines to offer advice in specific thematic areas and deliver targeted substantive projects.

Apply now!

📢 We are excited to announce our latest report, 'Behind the Skull Mask: An Overview of Militant Accelerationism,' an introductory guide explaining the key elements of militant accelerationism & its manifestations by the team at Accelerationism Research Consortium.

Read ⤵️
gnet-research.org/2024/04/04/beh…

1/9 Pro-IS supporters expressed excitement & circulated propaganda following the Moscow attack. In this GNET Insight, I examine three prominent responses expressed across their public social media channels as well as wider implications.
gnet-research.org/2024/04/03/the…

Following the 22 March attack in Moscow, pro-IS supporters have circulated propaganda promising future violence and countered conspiracies that other state actors were behind the attack. Μ (Μέλι) 🪬 examines some of the most prominent responses. gnet-research.org/2024/04/03/the…

The separatist insurgency in Balochistan has increasingly used cyberspace, writes Sajid Aziz, complicating counterterrorism efforts for governmental authorities and technology firms, necessitating greater cooperation to address this evolving threat. gnet-research.org/2024/04/02/vir…

Preventing extremist violence by detecting precise online behavioural patterns with content moderation tools requires a willingness to collect, clean, and share better data, says Kris McGuffie from Extremism and Gaming Research Network.
gnet-research.org/2024/03/28/pre…

Deepfakes are having a corrosive effect on the democratic process as the 2024 US election campaign ramps up. Ella Busch and Jacob Ware look at the role of AI in mainstream politics and its violent extremes, outlining countermeasures to this new threat.
gnet-research.org/2024/03/27/the…