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The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) is an academic research initiative backed by The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, a special project delivered by @csns-uk.bsky.social.
In today's Insight, Imtiaz Baloch analyses how ISKP wages ideological, military, and digital warfare against #Baloch separatists in Pakistan.
He explores the implications this shift could have on Baloch society and the digital landscape.
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Earlier this year, a #Singaporean was detained for planning a violent attack on minorities after being radicalised by Western, #FarRight extremist ideologies. @sonias26.bsky.social explores how these violent ideologies have been influencing homegrown radicalisation in the East.
01.08.2025 10:34 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Nina Kurt explores how terrorists across #Africa are using drones for attacks, surveillance, and propaganda.
Focusing on cases from early 2025, the analysis highlights how #UAVs have become affordable, accessible tools of asymmetric warfare across the continent
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Fascinating insight on a significant (“the largest cache of weapons, equipment, and devices seized in connection with terrorist activity in Canadian history”) anti-government terrorism plot in Canada by @jessmarindavis.bsky.social in @gnetresearch.bsky.social. gnet-research.org/2025/07/23/a...
28.07.2025 13:04 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1
Far-left guerrilla groups in #Colombia utilise #SocialMedia to enhance their digital communication and youth recruitment strategies. In today's Insight, Urszula Mrozowska uses #OSINT to examine their online presence and how they maintain territorial influence.
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Today, Devika Shanker-Grandpierre analyses the 22 April terrorist attack in #Pahalgam, where 26 people were killed.
She investigates the extremist digital narratives that circulated online in the aftermath and offers targeted mitigation measures.
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Today, @jessmarindavis.bsky.social examines how an alleged anti-government militia in #Canada plotted to seize land, stockpile weapons, and leverage a private Instagram channel to recruit and train followers.
23.07.2025 12:31 — 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
In our latest Insight, Adam Rousselle analyses how #Hezbollah’s networks in #LatinAmerica are adapting to financial shifts, exploiting instability and crypto markets, and what this means for fintech, compliance, and policy.
21.07.2025 11:56 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Today, @gerardagill.bsky.social examines groups under 'The Com' umbrella, Nihilistic Violent Extremism, and Significance Quest Theory. He evaluates potential interventions while considering the responsibilities of technology platforms in addressing this ongoing threat.
18.07.2025 11:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 3
What role did AI and visual storytelling play in the #SouthportRiots last summer?
@beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social examines how algorithmic systems of recommendation and GenAI tools were weaponised to inflame and mobilise.
Research Fellow @lbaum94.bsky.social's latest insight for @gnetresearch.bsky.social explores the intersection of violent misogyny and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), how violent extremists are currently leveraging AI tools to spread propaganda, and plan attacks.
14.07.2025 15:44 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Are you signed up for GNET's Research Digest?
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In today's Insight, @lbaum94.bsky.social highlights how the Pirkkala attack reveals the growing overlap between misogynist violent extremism (MVE) and the misuse of Generative AI. His latest piece calls for urgent and actionable AI policy responses.
gnet-research.org/2025/07/14/a...
In today's insight, Alessandro Bolpagni and Eleonora Ristuccia analyse a case in which a pro-IS user exploits AI to spread IS-English translated propaganda and discuss striking a balance in the AI sector between innovation and regulation.
09.07.2025 13:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In our latest Insight, GNET Fellow John Sunday Ojo examines ISWAP's recent adoption of drones in the Lake Chad Basin region.
07.07.2025 10:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
IDF reports another two weapons smuggling attempts via drone on the Egyptian border, including one UAV carrying 10 firearms.
I explored this exact trend earlier this year in a @gnetresearch.bsky.social Insight:
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Today's Insight analyses how far-right extremist networks have turned #Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular online games, into a tool for ideological grooming and radicalisation.
02.07.2025 15:28 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
In today's Insight, Gazbiah Sans examines Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence (TFGBV) and offers recommendations to prevent violent extremism and enable a safe(r) digital environment.
30.06.2025 10:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In today's Insight, Brenda Mwale analyses the 2024 African Union Continental #ArtificialIntelligence Strategy. While it predominantly focuses on innovation and AI governance, Mwale applies the framework to a counterterrorism lens.
26.06.2025 12:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Webinar Reminder! 🚨
We are just over one week away from hosting our next webinar, 'The AI Faultline: Extremist Innovation, Jailbreaking, and P/CVE Opportunities' on the 3rd of July.
For more information on the speakers, topics and how to register, please see the post below.
In her first Insight for GNET, Matilde Gamba analyses the intersection of UAVs and violent extremism. She uses the Russo-Ukrainian conflict as a case study to examine how violent non-state actors are adapting drone technology for their strategic and ideological purposes.
24.06.2025 11:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Crest Analyst Louis Dean will be taking part in a webinar on the far-right use of AI on Thursday 3 July. Sign up for the webinar here: www.linkedin.com/events/73388...
23.06.2025 14:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Call for Insights💻
We are seeking proposals from PhD students researching the nexus of technology, violent extremism, &/or terrorism for a series that aims to highlight new and emerging voices in the field.
If you have an idea for a 1500-2000 word Insight on this topic, fill out the form below!
Following the violent attack on a #PalmSprings fertility clinic, evidence pointed to the attacker being an adherent to the obscure ideology of efilism.
Manfredi Pozzoli traces the attacker’s online footprint and this emerging threat.
Today, Abdul Basit and Rueben Dass explore how terrorist groups in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region incorporate technologies in their operations, the threat they pose, and implications for the region’s security landscape.
18.06.2025 09:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On 28 May, GNET organised its Fifth Annual Conference.
We are pleased to publish an Insight and videos summarising the event, including identified research gaps and key policy takeaways.
Many thanks to @gifct.bsky.social, @vpnderad.bsky.social, and all who registered, attended or presented.
Really terrific analysis by Anda Solea in @gnetresearch.bsky.social, analyzing a barely-covered terrorist attack in Finland that encapsulated several accelerating trends in terrorism, from youth radicalization to misogyny to the use of artificial intelligence.
13.06.2025 13:27 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
