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After Stabbing Incident, UK Schools' Big Move Against Extremist Online Content
The UK government said on Sunday schools in England could teach children how to spot extremist and online content spreading "putrid conspiracy theories", under planned changes to the national curriculum.
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Social Media Companies Led By Facebook Ramp Up To Fight Online Extremism
Social media companies led by Facebook said Monday they were ramping up an industry body that aims to weed out extremist content, seeking to put procedures in place globally on how to handle crises.
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UK To Tax Tech Giants Over Extremist Content
Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalising people or helping them to prepare attacks, the country's security minister said.
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Youtube To Expand Teams Reviewing Extremist Content
Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Monday it plans to add more people next year to review and remove violent or extremist content on the video platform.
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G7, Tech Giants Agree on Plan to Block Jihadist Content Online
Officials said the accord aimed at removing jihadist content from the Web within two hours of being posted.
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Google Says Its Robots Identify Extremist Content on YouTube Better Than Humans
Google claimed that its robots flag three in four offensive videos from YouTube even before they are reported by users.
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Twitter Said to Be Looking for Ways to Let Users Flag Fake News
Twitter is exploring adding a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information, according to twop eople familiar with the matter.
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Facebook Launches Online Civil Courage Initiative in the UK
The Facebook initiative will train non-governmental organizations to help them monitor and respond to extremist content and create a dedicated support desk.
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UK Lawmakers Criticise Social Media Over Response to Extremist Content
Social media were heavily criticised by a committee of British lawmakers on Monday for failing to do enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites.
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Facebook Failed to Remove Reported Extremist, Child Porn Posts: Report
Facebook moderators removed some of reported images but left untouched pro-jihadist posts praising recent attacks and calling for new ones.
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Must Do More to Combat Hate Speech, Says EU
"While IT Companies are moving in the right direction, the first results show that the IT companies will need to do more to make it a success."
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Partner to Remove Extremist Content With Common Database
The database will be up and running in early 2017 and more companies could be brought into the partnership.
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Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Others Say Curbs on Extremist Online Content Threatens Free Speech
The Global Network Initiative report said government demands to restrict content due to public safety concerns need to be consistent with existing legal frameworks.
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After Stabbing Incident, UK Schools' Big Move Against Extremist Online Content
The UK government said on Sunday schools in England could teach children how to spot extremist and online content spreading "putrid conspiracy theories", under planned changes to the national curriculum.
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Social Media Companies Led By Facebook Ramp Up To Fight Online Extremism
Social media companies led by Facebook said Monday they were ramping up an industry body that aims to weed out extremist content, seeking to put procedures in place globally on how to handle crises.
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UK To Tax Tech Giants Over Extremist Content
Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalising people or helping them to prepare attacks, the country's security minister said.
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Youtube To Expand Teams Reviewing Extremist Content
Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Monday it plans to add more people next year to review and remove violent or extremist content on the video platform.
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G7, Tech Giants Agree on Plan to Block Jihadist Content Online
Officials said the accord aimed at removing jihadist content from the Web within two hours of being posted.
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Google Says Its Robots Identify Extremist Content on YouTube Better Than Humans
Google claimed that its robots flag three in four offensive videos from YouTube even before they are reported by users.
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Twitter Said to Be Looking for Ways to Let Users Flag Fake News
Twitter is exploring adding a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information, according to twop eople familiar with the matter.
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Facebook Launches Online Civil Courage Initiative in the UK
The Facebook initiative will train non-governmental organizations to help them monitor and respond to extremist content and create a dedicated support desk.
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UK Lawmakers Criticise Social Media Over Response to Extremist Content
Social media were heavily criticised by a committee of British lawmakers on Monday for failing to do enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites.
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Facebook Failed to Remove Reported Extremist, Child Porn Posts: Report
Facebook moderators removed some of reported images but left untouched pro-jihadist posts praising recent attacks and calling for new ones.
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Must Do More to Combat Hate Speech, Says EU
"While IT Companies are moving in the right direction, the first results show that the IT companies will need to do more to make it a success."
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Partner to Remove Extremist Content With Common Database
The database will be up and running in early 2017 and more companies could be brought into the partnership.
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Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Others Say Curbs on Extremist Online Content Threatens Free Speech
The Global Network Initiative report said government demands to restrict content due to public safety concerns need to be consistent with existing legal frameworks.
