Not exact matches
Although there are millions
of users posting valuable
content on the social network, there are also countless accounts that are spam, bots, or worse — trolls who harass others or
terrorists who use the platform to spread their propaganda.
Facebook has had recent missteps, too, including inadvertently exposing the identities
of content moderators tasked with banning
terrorist groups from its platform earlier this month.
Other deals at the summit included an agreement to press internet providers to detect and remove extremist
content as a way
of fighting
terrorist incitement and recruiting.
NEW YORK, April 16 - A lawyer for victims
of terrorist attacks in Israel on Monday urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against Facebook Inc, saying Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony undermined the social media company's argument that it bore no responsibility for
content on its platforms.
With the world growing more concerned about attacks by militant groups on civilians, Microsoft Corp. on Friday outlined new policies to crack down what it called «
terrorist content» on some
of its consumer services.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for social media to be regulated like the tobacco industry on Tuesday, while British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday called for tech companies to do more to protect users, saying they can not «stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery, or the spreading
of terrorist and extremist
content.»
«We will consider
terrorist content to be material posted by or in support
of organizations included on the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List that depicts graphic violence, encourages violent action, endorses a
terrorist organization or its acts, or encourages people to join such groups,» the blog post said.
In a blog post, the company said it would ban what it called «
terrorist content» on some services such as gaming tool Xbox Live, the consumer version
of its Outlook email service, and its consumer documents - sharing service.
And as Twitter has worked to root out
terrorist content and abusive trolls, advertisers» perceptions
of the platform are also improving, according to a survey conducted by RBC Capital Markets and Ad Age.
«We have always been able, on the authority
of the home secretary, to sign a warrant and intercept a phone call, a mobile phone call or other media communications, but the question we must ask ourselves is whether, as technology develops, we are
content to leave a safe space — a new means
of communication — for
terrorists to communicate with each other.
The dynamics
of this stage
of the conversations could be promising: Carper is acting as a go - between to centrists such as Sens. Snowe, Landrieu, Nelson and Lieberman, while Schumer is in constant contact with liberals like Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownHillicon Valley: Facebook, Google struggle to block
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«I'm very concerned about the strength and aggressiveness
of you two pushing back,» said Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownHillicon Valley: Facebook, Google struggle to block
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Taking lessons from the extensive work done with veterans and other survivors with PTSD, researchers have found that «the
content of the treatment could be different» when treating
terrorist attack survivors «but the strategies and interventions are pretty similar,» Neria says.
All
of this suggests the tech industry, law enforcement and policymakers must develop a more measured and coordinated approach to the removal
of extremist and
terrorist content online.
In the wake
of multiple attacks in England, British Prime Minister Theresa May is raising eyebrows by saying there's been «too much tolerance»
of extremism, and calling out US tech companies for not doing enough to combat
terrorist content on the internet.
The EU Internet Forum has two key objectives: to reduce accessibility to
terrorist content online and to empower civil society partners to increase the volume
of effective alternative narratives online.
The EU Internet Forum set out an ambitious Action Plan to combat
terrorist content online in July
of this year.
With the surge
of illegal
content online, including online
terrorist propaganda and xenophobic and racist speech inciting violence and hatred, online platforms carry an increasing societal responsibility in terms
of protecting users and society at large and preventing criminals from exploiting the online space.
In the framework
of the EU Internet Forum tackling
terrorist content, approximately 80 - 90 %
of content flagged by Europol has been removed since its inception.
However the executive body appears to be seeking to bundle up various types
of «illegal»
content into the same problem bucket — and quickly drew criticism it risks encouraging algorithmic censorship by seeking to create one set
of rules to apply to copyrighted
content and
terrorist propaganda, for example.
Where
terrorist content specifically is concerned, the Commission has also been pushing for increased used by tech firms
of what it calls «proactive measures», including «automated detection».
So there are going to be things that we never allow, right, like
terrorist recruitment and... We do, I think, in terms
of the different issues that come up, a relatively very good job on making sure that
terrorist content is off the platform.
Twitter also revealed that the number
of accounts suspended for
terrorist content had gone down by as much as 8 % at the last count in September.
Jakarta, Indonesia — Last Sunday, Telegram announced it will eliminate
content that may be linked to
terrorist activities in Indonesia, following the government's threat
of complete ban and move to restrict Telegram use.
The [Act] requires Realtors... to undertake and maintain a training program that covers both existing and new
content areas relevant to the understanding and control
of money laundering and
terrorist financing.»