American Security Today: Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Puts Onus On Users to Identify Extremism
CEP Tech & Terrorism release published: "In early July, Facebook began testing a pilot program on its platform asking some users if they had been “exposed to harmful extremist content” or “concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist.” Called the “Redirect Initiative,” the pop-up alerts take users to a support page if they choose to proceed. The program marks Facebook’s latest effort to fend off more than a decade of criticism for the misuse of its platform, particularly after the perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shootings livestreamed his attack on Facebook Live and when far-right groups were found to have promoted violence during the 2020 U.S. presidential election using Facebook groups and pages."
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