The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) is an academic research initiative backed by @GIFCT_official, a special project delivered by @CSNS_UK.
Joined November 2019
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1/ ❓Could digital tips & in-app currencies be repurposed to fund terrorist & extremist activity? My latest on @GNET_research with @LoBindner documents how Hamas-linked social media channels have generated thousands of dollars through in-app micropayments gnet-research.org/2026/02/09…
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My latest out today for @GNET_research —“Geopolitical Disruption and Terrorist Narrative Opportunism Online”
Following the U.S. capture of Nicolás #Maduro, Sam David explores a trend in which geopolitical events are repurposed as symbolic anchors within violent extremist narratives online.
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In this @GNET_research Insight, I explain Moscow Oblast school knife attacker’s hybrid radicalisation pathway, where elements of a structured far-right doctrinal framework intersect with selectively adopted fragments such as symbols, slogans, rituals, & scripts of similar attacks
Nodirbek Soliev analyses the #MoscowOblast School Stabbing by examining how the personal grievances of the attacker and his exposure to ideological bricolage drawn from Western far-right milieus contributed to this case of deadly performative violence.
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"What begins as an American, largely online phenomenon, thus becomes a portable script for violence that can be adopted by teenagers in any country with the same platforms and subcultures."
Tremendous work by Valdemar Balle for @GNET_research. gnet-research.org/2026/01/05…
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Ever wondered what amok might look like in the digital age?
Following the 7 November attack at SMAN 72 in Jakarta, my latest analysis for @GNET_research examines the rise of memetic violence in Southeast Asia.
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Read the full analysis on GNET (Bluesky):
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Our colleagues Marten Risius and Christopher David have published new insights on how conflicting views on the role of women are creating ideological fractures within Stormfront – often described as the “murder capital of the internet.” 1/2
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As Pakistan battles climate change, floods, and governance gaps, groups like TTP, IMP, and IS exploit these crises while using technology. I explore the climate narratives of militants, their transnational approach to the global crisis. For @GNET_research
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Online gaming is increasingly becoming an avenue for extremists. Extremists of various ideologies, including right-wing and jihadists, are exploited elements of video games to spread propaganda. Insights via @GNET_research
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📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers @KoriSchake & Prof Francis Gavin
🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT
📍 Strand Campus
Registration is now open 👇 kcl.ac.uk/events/engelsberg-…
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"In these ways, digital technologies do not merely enable abuse. Instead, they constitute the infrastructure of everyday extremism" - a great piece on the overlap between extremism, tech, and gender
Digital infrastructures enable everyday gender-based extremism, argues @DrSeyounPark. By spotlighting South Korea’s molka and Nth Room, Dr Park analyses how platforms and design features co-produce environments that monetise & normalise misogynistic harm. gnet-research.org/2025/10/15…
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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 in @GNET_research. gnet-research.org/2025/07/23…
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TSC Visiting Senior Fellow @JessMarinDavis's article for @GNET_research:
‘A New Society’: Behind Canadian Armed Forces Members’ Plot to Form a Militia and Seize Land
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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: linkedin.com/events/73388873…
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Call for Insights💻
We are seeking Insight 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.
gnet-research.org/write-for-…
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Really terrific analysis by @AndaIulia in @GNET_research, 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.
Today, @AndaIulia provides an overview of the recent stabbing attack in #Pirkkala, Finland. She analyses the perpetrator’s alleged manifesto and its links to misogynistic incel ideology, as well as the role of Generative AI in crafting the document.
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In my latest article for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET), I examine the tragic stabbing at Pirkkala School and the attacker’s manifesto, allegedly written with the aid of ChatGPT.
Today, @AndaIulia provides an overview of the recent stabbing attack in #Pirkkala, Finland. She analyses the perpetrator’s alleged manifesto and its links to misogynistic incel ideology, as well as the role of Generative AI in crafting the document.
gnet-research.org/2025/06/12…
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It was an absolute pleasure to participate in GNET's Annual Conference! I'm honoured to have been able to discuss extremism with such excellent panelists and to hear so many interesting discussions about how to study extremism online.
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Halfway through another excellent annual @GNET_research conference. Topics include new tech available for researchers in the terrorism and extremism world, use of crypto by ISIS and the links between offline and online behaviours
