Fighting Extremism And Terrorism On Social Media Platforms: The Possibilities And Limitations Of The EU’s Digital Services Act

(New York, N.Y. / Berlin) – The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) cordially invite you to a hybrid panel discussion: 

“Fighting Extremism And Terrorism On Social Media Platforms: The Possibilities And Limitations Of The EU’s Digital Services Act”  

On November 16, the EU’s long-awaited Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force. It aims to curb the spread of online hate speech, disinformation and extremist and terrorist content with which democratic societies are increasingly confronted. 

At this event, we will explore the implications of the DSA combating extremism on social media platforms. How will it affect existing national regulations such as Germany’s Network Enforcement Act (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (NetzDG))? How will the new legislation impact the technological aspects of the fight against online extremism? How is extremist infrastructure adapting online in the face of regulation? We look forward to discussing these and further questions with you. 

Date:        Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Time:       1:00 p.m. CET / 7:00 a.m. ET to 2:30 p.m. CET / 8:30 a.m. ET
Location: DGAP, Rauchstraße 17, 10787 Berlin and on Zoom

EVENT PROGRAM: 

Introduction

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project

Panelists:

Dr. Hany Farid
Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project

Anke Schlieker
Project Assistant, Technology and Global Affairs Program, DGAP

Alexander Ritzmann
Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project; Associate Fellow, DGAP

Moderator:

Katja Muñoz
Research Fellow, Technology and Global Affairs Program, DGAP

 REGISTRATION:

To participate in this event in person or via Zoom please register via this link:

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Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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