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

  • Jun 20 2025

    Murder of the Universe? Efilist Terrorism in Palm Springs

    On the morning of 17 May 2025, a 25-year-old suspect carried out a suicide attack...
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  • Jun 18 2025

    Nascent Adoption: Emerging Tech Trends by Terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan

    In the Afghanistan-Pakistan region’s evolving threat landscape, terrorist groups have been slow in adopting technologies...
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  • Jun 13 2025

    The Fifth Annual GNET Conference: A Summary of Key Takeaways

    On Wednesday, 28 May, the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) hosted its Fifth...
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  • Jun 12 2025

    Prompted to Harm: Analysing the Pirkkala School Stabbing and Its Digital Manifesto

    On 20 May 2025, a stabbing incident occurred at a school in the town of...
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