Tech and Terrorism
Facebook Fails To Provide Full, Transparent Information On Content Moderation To Oversight Board
On Thursday, Facebook’s Oversight Board released its first transparency report, where it criticized Facebook for failing to be “fully forthcoming” about its controversial XCheck program, which exempts high-profile users like politicians and...
Facebook Whistleblower Testifies Before U.S. Congress
On Tuesday, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified at a hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. She explained how Facebook’s products and algorithms have had negative effects...
AP Investigation & CEP Research Finds Neo-Nazis Remain On Social Media
An investigation released last weekend by the Associated Press detailed the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s research on far-right extremist entities on social media in Germany, which found that the groups still maintained a presence on popular...
No, Tech Companies Should Not Give The Taliban A Platform Online
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, major tech companies are allegedly facing a dilemma about how to moderate the terror group’s online presence. At issue is whether to recognize a transfer of power to the group in the war-torn country...
Radical Hate Preacher Anjem Choudary Attempts To Return Online After U.K. Lifts Speech Ban
With Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted by the United Kingdom, the radical British cleric has made multiple attempts to re-establish his online presence on multiple major social media platforms. Already, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and...
Google Sues Germany Over Hate Speech Law
This week, Google filed a lawsuit in administrative court in Germany to challenge a portion of the country’s expanded 2018 Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG). NetzDG regulates online content moderation and requires online platforms to remove...
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
In Their Own Words:
What the enemy desires most is to silence our message. Our [web]sites keep getting taken down and we keep putting them back up.
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