Online Extremism
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US Says Not Signing 'Christchurch Call' Against Online Extremism
The United States will not join an international bid to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House said Wednesday, while stressing that Washington backs the initiative's aims.
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Twitter to Put Warnings Before Swastikas, Other Hate Images
The new policies also ban users who associate either online or offline with organisations that promote violence against civilians.
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YouTube to Expand Teams Reviewing Extremist Content
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the goal is to bring the total number of people across Google working to address content that might violate its policies to over 10,000 in 2018.
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Tech Companies Identify, Remove 40,000 Terrorist Videos, Images
Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft, and Twitter revealed the numbers in a joint blog post Monday.
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Facebook Reports Progress in Removing Extremist Content
Facebook says 83 percent of "terror content" is now removed within one hour of being uploaded.
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YouTube Sees Brands Pull Ads Over Images of Children
Brands pulled advertising from YouTube after The Times found the video sharing-site was showing clips of scantily clad children alongside the ads of major brands.
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YouTube Steps Up Takedowns as Concerns About Kids' Videos Grow
Parents, regulators, advertisers and law enforcement have become increasingly concerned about the open nature of YouTube.
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YouTube Broadens Takedown of Extremist Content
The new YouTube policy affects videos that feature people and groups that have been designated as terrorist by the US or British governments.
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Twitter Says Its Controls Are Weeding Out Users Advocating Extremist Content
Twitter said it had removed 299,649 accounts in the first half of this year for the "promotion of terrorism", a 20 percent decline from the previous six months.
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YouTube Is Tricking People Who Search for ISIS Videos
YouTube users who search for such content will now be directed to videos that show victims of terrorism and clerics refuting violent religious narratives.
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Form Global Working Group to Combat Terror Content
The companies said they would share technical solutions for removing terrorist content, commission research, and work more with counter-terrorism experts.
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Facebook Launches Plan To Combat Online Extremism
US social media giant Facebook launched a campaign in Britain on Friday to counter the spread of online extremism following warnings from Prime Minister Theresa May after four terror attacks in three months.
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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants to Fight Online Extremism
"We are calling on social media companies to do whatever is necessary to prevent the spread of terrorist material on the Internet."
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YouTube to Implement More Measures to Identify and Remove Terrorist or Violent Extremist Content
The company will also employ more engineering resources and increase its use of technology to help identify extremist videos.
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Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a 'Hostile Place for Terrorists'
Britain's interior ministry welcomed Facebook's efforts but said technology companies needed to go further.
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US Says Not Signing 'Christchurch Call' Against Online Extremism
The United States will not join an international bid to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House said Wednesday, while stressing that Washington backs the initiative's aims.
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Twitter to Put Warnings Before Swastikas, Other Hate Images
The new policies also ban users who associate either online or offline with organisations that promote violence against civilians.
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YouTube to Expand Teams Reviewing Extremist Content
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the goal is to bring the total number of people across Google working to address content that might violate its policies to over 10,000 in 2018.
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Tech Companies Identify, Remove 40,000 Terrorist Videos, Images
Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft, and Twitter revealed the numbers in a joint blog post Monday.
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Facebook Reports Progress in Removing Extremist Content
Facebook says 83 percent of "terror content" is now removed within one hour of being uploaded.
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YouTube Sees Brands Pull Ads Over Images of Children
Brands pulled advertising from YouTube after The Times found the video sharing-site was showing clips of scantily clad children alongside the ads of major brands.
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YouTube Steps Up Takedowns as Concerns About Kids' Videos Grow
Parents, regulators, advertisers and law enforcement have become increasingly concerned about the open nature of YouTube.
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YouTube Broadens Takedown of Extremist Content
The new YouTube policy affects videos that feature people and groups that have been designated as terrorist by the US or British governments.
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Twitter Says Its Controls Are Weeding Out Users Advocating Extremist Content
Twitter said it had removed 299,649 accounts in the first half of this year for the "promotion of terrorism", a 20 percent decline from the previous six months.
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YouTube Is Tricking People Who Search for ISIS Videos
YouTube users who search for such content will now be directed to videos that show victims of terrorism and clerics refuting violent religious narratives.
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Form Global Working Group to Combat Terror Content
The companies said they would share technical solutions for removing terrorist content, commission research, and work more with counter-terrorism experts.
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Facebook Launches Plan To Combat Online Extremism
US social media giant Facebook launched a campaign in Britain on Friday to counter the spread of online extremism following warnings from Prime Minister Theresa May after four terror attacks in three months.
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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants to Fight Online Extremism
"We are calling on social media companies to do whatever is necessary to prevent the spread of terrorist material on the Internet."
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YouTube to Implement More Measures to Identify and Remove Terrorist or Violent Extremist Content
The company will also employ more engineering resources and increase its use of technology to help identify extremist videos.
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Facebook Is Using AI to Make the Social Network a 'Hostile Place for Terrorists'
Britain's interior ministry welcomed Facebook's efforts but said technology companies needed to go further.
