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GIFCT members are committed to enhancing their collective capability to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms.| GIFCT
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Today, GIFCT publishes its 2024 Annual and Transparency Report. This marks our sixth year producing a report in line with the vision and commitment to transparency that we share with our tech company members. In 2024, GIFCT delivered for its members and stakeholders through enhanced collaboration, improved resources, and strengthened connections between industry and global expertise, supporting collaborative efforts to …| GIFCT
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Dear Ghayda, As your tenure as Chair of the Independent Advisory Committee (IAC) comes to a close, the GIFCT team and Operating Board would like to express their sincere gratitude for your role in providing leadership and coordinating the IAC over the past three years. You have played an instrumental role, first as a founding member of the IAC and …| GIFCT
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) Executive Director Naureen Chowdhury Fink and Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU with the United Nations provides for close cooperation between CTED and GIFCT in technical areas set forth in United Nations […] The post Memorandum of Understanding Signed By GIFCT ...| GIFCT
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) was pleased to participate in the Fifth Annual Conference of its academic research arm, the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET). The event, held on May 28th at King’s College London, brought together representatives from academia, civil society, industry, and government to examine the evolving relationship between terrorism, violent extremism, and …| GIFCT
Updated: May 21, 2025 at 14:33 EST Following the conclusion of the Content Incident Protocol, GIFCT is issuing the following summary of actions related to this event. At 10:13 Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2025, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) activated the Content Incident Protocol (CIP) within its Incident Response Framework in response to a stabbing …| GIFCT
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Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.| GIFCT
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and the Tech Coalition co-hosted a webinar on the intersections of terrorist and violent extremist online content and child harms, including lessons learned and cross-sector solutions that have been developed to address these risks. The event featured a panel of experts and practitioners representing a variety of sectors and a multistakeholder audience […] The post GIFCT and Tech Coalition Co-Host Webinar Exploring the Intersections o...| GIFCT
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) were pleased to collaborate on a report, Artificial Intelligence: Threats, Opportunities, and Policy Frameworks for Countering VNSAs, co-authored by GIFCT Senior Director of Membership & Programs Dr. Erin Saltman and GIFCT Director of Trust & Safety Solutions Skip Gilmour. The report was launched at an event …| GIFCT
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), in partnership with The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), and with the support of Nigeria, was pleased to host a multi-stakeholder workshop focused on the intersections of tech, terrorism, and counterterrorism in West Africa. The event was held at the IIJ in Valletta, Malta, on April 7th, …| GIFCT
The Instrumentalization of Gendered Narratives in the Search for Legitimacy of Terror Groups The following is an essay from GIFCT’s Executive Director Naureen Chowdhury Fink, which first appeared in the Raisina Files 2025 journal, The Reckoning: Regression or Renaissance? produced by the Observer Research Foundation. In the essay, Fink explores the intersection of technology, gender, and counterterrorism. She uses the …| GIFCT
GIFCT Working Groups were launched in 2020 to facilitate multistakeholder dialogue, foster understanding, and produce outputs to directly support the GIFCT mission of preventing terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms. Each year, the Working Groups deliver guidance and solutions to industry, government, and experts. Annual themes selected reflect trends in the terrorist threat landscape and the needs and …| GIFCT
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) was pleased to partner with Nordic Safe Cities, in co-hosting tech-focused sessions and a multistakeholder workshop on November 20th and 21st, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. The events took place during the Nordic Democracy Forum, which brought together over 200 participants including regional ministers, national and local leaders, practitioners, academics, civil society representatives, …| GIFCT
September 26 & 27, 2024 / New York, USA On the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly meetings (UNGA) on September 26 and 27, 2024, GIFCT convened three side events with key partners to highlight the state of play in counterterrorism efforts online and future opportunities for collaboration among stakeholders in industry, academia, and policy. This included events …| GIFCT
The Content Incident Protocol (CIP) is a process by which GIFCT member companies quickly become aware of, assess, and address potential content circulating online resulting from a offline terrorist or violent extremist event.| GIFCT
GIFCT, in partnership with the Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan), convened a Latin American tech workshop on April 16, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This event brought together local and regional industry bodies, tech companies, and experts interested in understanding the digital landscape in Latin America and global trends in counterterrorism and counter-extremism efforts. …| GIFCT
Updated: February 5, 2024 at 14:15 EST At 19:07 EST on February 1, 2024, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) concluded its Content Incident Protocol (CIP) in response to the violent extremist event in Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States on January 30, 2024. Following the conclusion of the Content Incident Protocol, GIFCT is issuing the following summary of actions …| GIFCT
GIFCT’s Hash-Sharing Database enables GIFCT member companies to quickly identify, and share signals, of terrorist and violent extremist activity in a secure, efficient and privacy-protecting manner.| GIFCT
Updated: January 9, 2024 at 14:30 EST At 15:23 EST on January 5, 2024, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) concluded its Content Incident Protocol (CIP) in response to the mass violence event in Perry (Iowa), United States. Following the conclusion of the Content Incident Protocol, GIFCT is issuing the following summary of actions related to this event, …| GIFCT
GIFCT, in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and National Policy Agency convened a workshop on October 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan focused on the threat landscape and prevention efforts in gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms. This event brought together international gaming companies based in Japan and the wider region. More than 30 …| GIFCT
