The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) is an academic research initiative backed by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and convened by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London. CENS organised and facilitated this event as part of our function as a core GNET member.

Summary

In recent years, various civil society organisations (CSOs) have experimented and deployed counter-messaging campaigns and projects to prevent violent extremism in Southeast Asia. The pandemic has also accelerated the roll-out of some online CSO initiatives, while offline face-to-face projects have shifted to hybrid models. This CENS-GNET Workshop brought together counter-messaging practitioners from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines to share best practices and recurring challenges in this developmental field.