Changes Would Require Further Transparency From Tech Companies In Content Takedowns Germany’s pioneering online content moderation law, the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), will soon be upgraded. Amendments to the law, which include requiring tech...
ISIS Bomb-Making Video Remains Online Over Three Years Later This month, the Manchester Magistrates’ Court launched a public inquiry examining alleged failures to prevent the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, in which Salman Abedi killed 22 people...
A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed that ISIS and its affiliates worldwide are using a vast web of monetary and cryptocurrency assets to finance its terrorist activities. Despite losing its territory in Iraq and Syria, ISIS...
Three video games released this summer that promote violent extreme-right beliefs are part of a disturbing trend of free to play games specifically designed as extremist propaganda and recruitment tools. Video games created by extremist groups and...
On Sunday, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault criticized major tech companies like Facebook for their inability and unwillingness to effectively stop the spread of hateful or extremist material on their platforms. Guilbeault indicated that...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations—al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of...
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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