GIFCT is pleased to share that its research arm @GNET has launched a podcast!

Listen to the first episode with GNET's Research Director Fola Aina speaking with Jake Okechukwu Effoduh (@TorontoMet) about the intersection of #AI and violent #extremism .

gnet-research.org/podcasts/

Earlier this month, GIFCT & Firjan convened a Latin American tech workshop in Rio.

Regional industry bodies, #tech companies & experts had the opportunity to share insights on regional terrorism & #counterterrorism dynamics.

See our website for a recap: gifct.org/2024/04/29/lat…

Great discussion on #AI in this first podcast from GNET - the academic arm of Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT).

Includes a focus on the tremendous opportunities & benefits as well as risks, & on the challenges of bias and protecting privacy - looking forward to more of these!

@Lucas Costantini Gagliardi, Trust & Safety Manager at Yubo, emphasized the importance of collaboration in combating terrorism and violent extremism online 👇

'Having a space to collaborate with other platforms is extremely beneficial to us and our industry as a whole. This is…

Honored to give the Key Note address today at the regional conference on “Addressing the Prevailing Digital Information Disorder: Countering the Use of the Internet by Terrorists & Violent Exteemists” hosted by the OSCE & Mongolia, and share perspectives from Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)

GIFCT welcomes 3 new additions to its Independent Advisory Committee!

Dr. Gavin Sullivan (@UoELawSchool) & @broderickM_ (Associate Fellow ICSR) join in their individual capacity & the Commonwealth of Australia joins as the 7th government member.

→ gifct.org/governance/

Last month, GIFCT worked with BSR to convene an expert discussion on practical #humanrights -based approaches to preventing terrorists & violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms with United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism & ARTICLE 19 UN.

Here's a summary of the panel:
gifct.org/2024/04/22/hum…

Such a pleasure hosting Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) LatAm workshop in Brazil with Firjan to bring tech, government & experts together to talk regional terrorist & violent extremist threats + how to counter. Amazing panel with United Nations CTED, Yubo & Brazil intel.

A reminder that the deadline to apply for the position of Director of Technology Policy & Solutions is this Friday, April 19th!

#hiring #HiringNow #TechJob

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

GIFCT is looking for a collaborative & diligent worker who possesses a demonstrated interest in online platforms, terrorism & violent extremism, and public policy to support its programming activities as a Spring Fellow.

Monday is the deadline!

Apply → gifct.org/opportunities/…

The threat landscape & implications for terrorism & violent extremism online are always evolving. So is GIFCT.

We're working w/ our members & partners towards a world in which the tech sector renders terrorists & violent extremists ineffective online.

→ bit.ly/2023GIFCT

Our research arm GNET published a new report written by the team Accelerationism Research Consortium.

'Behind the Skull Mask' is an intro to militant accelerationism & its manifestations, online & offline.

It's an important report on an increasingly urgent issue: bit.ly/49OaUjv

Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) had a big 2023 as seen in our Transparency & Annual Report! Highlights include new members, responses to 175+ incidents, more hashes of terrorist & violent extremist content, and a huge range of resources developed by GIFCT and partners. gifct.org/2024/04/04/our…