Latest News on Extremist Content
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May 08, 2018
Last year, Twitter was host to over 4.2 mn anti-semitic Tweets: Study
At least 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets were shared or re-shared in English on Twitter over the 12-month period ending 28 January 2018 -
Feb 13, 2018
UK government unveils tool to accurately detect extremist content and block it from being viewed
Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the BBC that she would not rule out forcing technology companies to use it by law. -
Jan 18, 2018
US Senate calls for Facebook, Twitter and Google to up their efforts to pull down extremist content on respective platforms
Social media firms were pressed in a hearing over their reliance on AI and algorithms to keep their powerful platforms clear of violent extremist posts. -
Dec 07, 2017
EU urges internet companies to do more to stop the proliferation of extremist content on their platforms
The EU said it will come forward with legislation next year if it is not satisfied with the progress made by tech companies in removing extremist content. -
Nov 20, 2017
Engineering students from AMU win Facebook hackathon to curb extremist content on social media
Dubbed the 'Digital Masala Challenge', the hackathon was organized to find ideas to combat violent extremism and polarisation in the social media. -
Nov 14, 2017
YouTube is removing videos of hate speech and non-violent content featuring extremist leaders or groups
YouTube has resisted imposing more editorial control because it fears making it harder for important videos to get a wide audience, Juniper Downs, YouTube’s global director of public policy, told a San Francisco conference sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League on Monday. -
Sep 20, 2017
Removing extremist content within a few hours online is a big challenge claim internet firms
The leaders of France, Britain and Italy want to push social media companies to remove “terrorist content” from the internet within one to two hours. -
Jun 27, 2017
Social media firms team up to combat terrorism by removing extremist content online
All four companies have initiatives to counter online hate speech and will use the forum to improve their efforts and train civil society organizations engaged in similar work. -
Jun 27, 2017
Belgium to spend 6.8 billion Euros on super software to counter extremist content online
Belgium specified that the technology was to be used by federal and state police and the Defence Ministry to uncover and track terrorists online. -
Jun 23, 2017
Facebook is launching a program in UK to train local organisations to combat extremist material online
Facebook's new initiative will train non-governmental organizations to help them monitor and respond to extremist content.
