The world is still coming to terms with the tragedy of the Christchurch terror attack, including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
However, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert noted that Ardern “made it clear that her country was united,”…
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Facebook reveals more details about how Christchurch terror attack video spread
Facebook has revealed more details about the spread of the Christchurch terror attack video, and its seemingly relentless attempts to stop it.
The social media giant said in a post the video was watched fewer than 200 times during the live broadcast,…
Police urge people to stop sharing that Christchurch shooter video online
In a clear act of terror, multiple people have died after gunmen opened fire at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday.
New Zealand Police said four suspects are in custody, and that the situation is ongoing.
The city is in lockdown, and the …
This drone was built to detect and take down ‘rogue’ drones
These days drones are everywhere, and so is the risk of bad actors using them to execute terrorist attacks, spying operations, and other illicit activities. For that reason, Fortem Technologies has built DroneHunter, a large drone that fires a massiv…
View More This drone was built to detect and take down ‘rogue’ dronesTwitter shames Trump for doing the absolute least in the wake of explosive devices
UPDATE: Oct. 24, 2018, 2:34 p.m. EDT Updated to include Trump’s statement at White House opioid event
As authorities investigated explosive devices sent to the home of Hillary Clinton, the office of Barack Obama, and the building that houses CNN’s N…
View More Twitter shames Trump for doing the absolute least in the wake of explosive devicesWoman accidentally informs the U.S. that she’s a terrorist via online travel form
While planning a visit to the United States, a British woman unwittingly answered “Yes” to an online travel application query asking if she had ever engaged in terrorist activity.
Accordingly, Mandie Stevenson’s U.S. travel application was promptly d…
Europe to push for one-hour takedown law for terrorist content
The European Union’s executive body is doubling down on its push for platforms to pre-filter the Internet, publishing a proposal today for all websites to monitor uploads in order to be able to quickly remove terrorist uploads. The Commission handed platforms an informal one-hour rule for removing terrorist content back in March. It’s now proposing turning […]
View More Europe to push for one-hour takedown law for terrorist contentFacebook doubles the amount of terrorism content scrubbed from its platform
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Facebook actually stopped harmful content from spreading.
The company said in a press release Monday that it removed or added a content warning to 1.9 million pieces of “ISIS and al-Qaeda” content in January through March — twice the amount it removed in the previous three months.
Supposedly, 99 percent of that content was removed because Facebook’s technology and employees found it, not because users reported it.
“In most cases, we found this material due to advances in our technology, but this also includes detection by our internal reviewers,” wrote Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice president of global policy management, and Brian Fishman, its global head of counterterrorism policy. Read more…
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View More Facebook doubles the amount of terrorism content scrubbed from its platformTwitter claims more progress on squeezing terrorist content
Twitter has put out its latest Transparency Report providing an update on how many terrorist accounts it has suspended on its platform — with a cumulative 1.2 million+ suspensions since August 2015. During the reporting period of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 — for this, Twitter’s 12th Transparency Report — the company says a total […]
View More Twitter claims more progress on squeezing terrorist contentMuslim communities and allies fight ‘Punish a Muslim’ day with #LoveAMuslim
For Muslim communities across the United Kingdom, March was a particularly frightening month.
Muslim homes and nonprofits began receiving letters declaring April 3rd “Punish a Muslim Day” in Britain. The letter detailed specific acts of violenc…
Social media handed “one-hour rule” for terrorist takedowns in Europe
The European Commission is still considering whether to regulate social media platforms to ensure they promptly remove illegal content — be it terrorist propaganda, child sexual exploitation or hate speech but also commercial scams and even copyright breaches. Read More
EU to tech companies: you have one hour to remove terrorist content
When it comes to dangerous content online, the European Union is not messing around.
Per a new set of guidelines announced by the European Union on Thursday, tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Twitter will have just one hour to remove “te…