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

  • Oct 07 2025

    ‘The Generation of ‘Digital Natives’: How Far-Right Extremists Target Australian Youth Online for Radicalisation and Recruitment’

    Content disclaimers: All identifiers referencing real-life cases will be anonymised with pseudonyms, noting that in...
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  • Oct 03 2025

    OSINT: The Digital Force-Multiplier for Extremist Violence

    Violent extremists are continually adapting the ways in which they exploit digital platforms for coordination...
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  • Sep 24 2025

    Gen-Zs and Ghost Guns: Trends, Threats and Implications

    Ghost guns, in particular 3D-printed guns, have been gaining popularity among youth, with several criminal...
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  • Sep 22 2025

    Virtual Worlds, Real Threats: Violent Extremist Exploitation of Roblox and Wider Gaming Ecosystems

    In January 2025, a man named James Wesley Burger used Roblox—a platform designed for creativity...
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