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.
"After the attack, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project also called platform operators to account for this editorial team. He sharply criticized X because, given the abundance of questionable content posted by Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, hardly anyone on the platform seemed to intervene . Individual posts were reported and deleted by users, but nothing more happened. "Unfortunately, social media is full of hate and violent fantasies and the situation is constantly getting worse. X in particular has reduced its content moderation in recent months, not improved it," said Schindler.”
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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