Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda
Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday’s unprecedented talks at Europol’s headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They […]
Somalia Launches Digital Counter-extremism Center
Somalia’s government has launched a digital counter-extremism center that aims to dissuade young Somalis from supporting militant groups such as al-Shabab and Islamic State. The Somali Ministry of Information says the center will carry out campaigns on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and state-run media designed to promote stability in the Horn of Africa nation, which has […]
Google reveals new plans to combat online extremist content
New York (dpa) – Google pledged to crack down on extremist content online Sunday as the internet giant unveiled a new four-pronged approach. The search engine will follow in the footsteps of online giant Facebook by deploying artificial intelligence to more quickly detect and review extremist content. For its YouTube platform, this will mean ramping […]
OIC aims to save young Muslims from terror groups
The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to develop common policies to keep young Muslims away from extremist organizations. Elshad Iskandarov, president of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), told AA in the wake of the third session of the Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers on Oct. 5 […]
Homeland Security Chief Is Hijacking the Tragedy of 9/11 to Boost His Mass Surveillance Agenda
From the outset, federal Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs have been rocked by accusations of human rights violations, including charges that they unfairly target Muslim communities with suspicionless surveillance and thought policing. But on the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson took to the national media […]
Twitter Suspends Thousands Of Accounts Over Extremism
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended 235,000 accounts as part of its crackdown on accounts that have violated policies on the promotion of extremism and terrorism over the last six months. With the latest move, the total number of suspended accounts in the past year has reached 360,000. In February, the microblogging platform announced that […]