Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
As tech companies become more proactive in policing the ISIS propaganda, a nonprofit organization has echoed their efforts through an algorithm called eGLYPH. The algorithm according to the organization automates the removal of terrorist-related content by assigning unique fingerprints to images, videos, and audios that have been marked as extremist. CEO of CEP, Mark Wallace, says that if widely adopted, it could be instrumental in curtailing the spread of terrorist propaganda.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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