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ISIS's latest incarnation of their website includes a "privacy policy" and "terms of use". Who'd have thought terrorists are so concerned about GDPR?
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Today
@SecNielsen
from
@DHSgov
announces launch of online "Training course on countering terrorist exploitation of the internet" in partnership with
@techvsterrorism
- for more info contact us!
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“We’ve come across a lot of content that’s U.S.-based extreme far-right websites saying how good the Taliban victory is, and why it’s good for their cause."
We spoke w/
@michelleinbklyn
for this
@nytimes
piece.
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🚨Tech Against Terrorism is delighted to announce the release of our new report that examines the Threat of Terrorist and Violent Extremist-Operated Websites in detail. See here for the full report: 1/
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We are delighted to publish today our latest report “Militant Accelerationism Coalitions: A case study in Neo-Fascist Accelerationist Coalition Building Online”, which we have written in collaboration with
@CTECMIIS
and
@TheARConsortium
1/
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Thread: A 'semi-official' 8chan site has appeared on ZeroNet, meaning that a 'new' version of 8chan is now on the decentralised web (DWeb). In light of this and recent debates around the site, we share a few thoughts below.
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We've launched a brand new
#podcast
! In the first
#episode
we speak to experts
@matthew_feldman
and
@Aud_Alexander
about jihadist and extreme-right terrorist of the internet. Listen here:
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To reinforce Marc-Andre’s point - sharing a terrorist instruction manual online is a criminal offence in the U.K. and many other jurisdictions
The manifesto has step by step instructions on how the individual carried the attacks. This is not your normal don't share attacker manifesto post. DO NOT SHARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL ON ANY PLATFORMS. DON'T BE THAT IDIOT.
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We're aware of a worrying number of journalists and researchers who have posted the Vienna attacker's pledge in its entirety either as screenshots or videos. Why are you doing this? This is 100% terrorist propaganda: you are providing free publicity to terrorists.
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We are hiring! 🚨 We are looking for a Research Assistant to join us for a 3-month period. If you are a recent graduate interested in counterterrorism and technology looking for early career experience, we want to hear from you
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🚨 Tomorrow at 11am GMT we will publish our new report "The Threat of Terrorist and Violent Extremist Operated Websites". This report provides in-depth analysis on the hundreds of terrorist operated websites we have tracked over the past year. Watch this space.
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Thread: We have some concerns about an article published by
@WiredUK
and are resharing it here mainly because we assume that it has already been read by a large number of people 1/
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We're thrilled to announce we are publishing a report with
@CTECMIIS
on neo-Nazi accelerationist online networks in early 2022. Our teams seek to raise awareness about the significant threats these networks pose, and to assist in informing effective content moderation responses
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New podcast episode 🚨 How can a gender approach improve our understanding of women in online terrorist spheres? What are the implications for tech companies? We discuss this with
@lizzypearson
of
@CYTREC_
&
@Joana_Cook
of
@fggaleiden
@ICCT_TheHague
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🎙️Podcast alert! In this episode we discuss the Incel movement, the threat they pose, their role in the online misogynist "manosphere" and the implications for the tech sector, with
@debbieging
from
@DCU_SoC
and
@alexdibranco
from the
@TheIRMS
. |
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Now we’re hearing from
@MEGAprivacy
about how they responded to the Christchurch attack within minutes - great example of a smaller platform doing a great job 👍
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NEW
@techvsterrorism
analysis: "The use of open-source software by terrorists and violent extremists"
Available at:
For the exec summary 🧐👇THREAD
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Update: the initial version of Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) will include designated far-right terrorist content, which means that we are expanding the scope from IS and al-Qaeda content. Full statement here:
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JOB ALERT!
We are currently hiring for FIVE new roles to our growing team:
- Chief of Staff
- Head of Commercial Partnerships
- Head of Communications
- Project Manager
- OSINT Analyst
Read more and apply on our vacancies page
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We are delighted to announce that the Government of Canada has awarded Tech Against Terrorism a grant to build the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform to support tech company moderation of terrorist content. More details here:
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We're very excited to announce we are relaunching the Tech Against Terrorism podcast with a new 12-part season! Our trailer has just dropped, which you can listen to on all your favourite podcast apps, or check it out and more, on our podcast website!
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🚨 Job alert! We’re looking for an
#OSINT
analyst to join our team. In this role you’ll be supporting our mission of countering terrorist use of the internet whilst respecting human rights. Find out more and apply here:
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Thread: Today we are publishing our half-year review on trends in terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) exploitation of the internet. Check out the report here: 1/
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📢💻Webinar Alert! For the first TAT &
@GIFCT_official
webinar of the year, we will take an in-depth look into "The Nexus Between Violent Extremism and Conspiracy Theory Networks Online" | 1/
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We are pleased to announce that we have successfully disrupted a major AQAP Terrorist Operated Website (TOW). It's likely to reappear soon under a new guise but good to increase friction. More concerted efforts to tackle TOWs needed across the entire infrastructure layer.
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Tech Against Terrorism was honoured to co-host the workshop with the
@GIFCT_official
&
@CSAGhana
on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Online in West Africa this week. 1/
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💻 Early Terrorist Adoption of Generative
#AI
We have archived over 5,000 pieces of AI-generated content. Whilst this represents a fraction of terrorist & violent extremist of material, it does point to the challenge faced by content moderators.
Read👇
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Behind the scenes we continue to support
@azelin
's
@Jihadology_Net
to keep Jihadology online 24/7 despite HUGE demand from researchers - last month alone more than 1.35TB of videos were viewed! Please use this free resource with consideration for other researchers.
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Thank you to to everyone who tuned in yesterday for our webinar on counternarratives with
@GIFCT_official
, with insightful contributions from
@SaraZeiger
,
@telgawhary
,
@munirzamir71
&
@RossFrenett
(with a special appearance from
@RossFrenett
's dog)
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Episode 1: Tackling Taliban Content Online out now, listen wherever you get your podcasts! Join
@CraanenAnne
, as she speaks to
@ColinPClarke
,
@charliewinter
and
@arbradley
about how the Taliban’s use of the internet has evolved following their takeover of Afghanistan.
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Webinar Alert: When tackling terrorist use of the internet, is content removal really our only option? Our next webinar - on 16 Dec - will look at what alternative steps tech companies can take. Don’t forget to register:
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We are excited to see the creation of
@TheARConsortium
and are very proud to support this initiative, which has our OSINT Analyst
@deebashadnia
on its Steering Committee. Watch this space.
We are excited to announce the formation of the Accelerationism Research Consortium, a brand-new collaborative initiative to bring empirical, in-depth research and creative solutions to the study of insurrectionary accelerationism.
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🚨 The Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) website is now live. This will be the main hub for news, resources, and anything else related to the TCAP going forward. It also has an FAQ section with everything you need to know. Check it out here:
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ISIS appears to have claimed responsibility for the Vienna attack and has released a video. Please think carefully before sharing this propaganda online.
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Tech Against Terrorism is proud to announce its newest members
@Airbnb
,
@Eventbrite
, and
@Vimeo
, joining us in our efforts to counter terrorist use of the internet whilst respecting human rights and freedom of expression |
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🚨Internship alert🚨 We are hiring! We are looking for a Policy & Research Intern to join us for a 6-month period. If you are a recent graduate interested in tech policy and counterterrorism looking for early career experience, we want to hear from you!
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We are pleased to launch the Online Regulation Series Handbook. This resource provides an in-depth look at the state of emerging global online regulation. The Handbook identifies key global trends, and includes our recommendations for governments 1/
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THREAD: Yesterday’s terrorist attack in Halle, Germany, demonstrates that the tech sector has improved its response in preventing the spread of viral terrorist content - however many of these efforts are undermined by a minority of fringe small platforms and mainstream media
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🎧 OSINT: HOW OUR ANALYSTS ARE DISRUPTING TERRORISM ONLINE
This week, we're taking you behind the scenes with our OSINT team
@arbradley
to discuss their work monitoring and alerting terrorist activity online.
Episode here:
#OSINT
#counterterrorism
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🚩 Today we're highlighting major concerns about the ongoing content moderation changes at Twitter. It follows the dismantling of Twitter's Trust and Safety Council.
#trustandsafety
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Late nights in the studio with
@adamihad
,
@LorandBodo
and
@FloraSDev
. Just recorded the first episode of our upcoming Tech Against Terrorism Podcast series! Details coming soon...🎙️
#newpodcast
#watchthispace
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We are pleased to publish our mitigation strategy for responding to terrorist operated websites (TOWs). To date we have found more than 200 websites likely operated by terrorist or violent extremist actors; a sample of 33 had an average of more than 1.54m monthly visitors 1/6
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We are excited to announce that following popular demand we are opening up part of the Knowledge Sharing Platform to the public. The spotlight resources will focus on Online Regulation. Watch this space!
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Today, we’re in Australia speaking
@facebook
’s side event on models for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration in advance of the
#CVE2019
conf. Joined by
@haroro_ingram
@UNDP
& FB’s team,
@LorandBodo
speaks about our work and how
#osint
can benefit P/CVE practitioners
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in today for our TAT &
@GIFCT_official
webinar on 'The Nexus Between Violent Extremism and Conspiracy Theory Networks Online", and an extended thank you to our amazing speakers,
@ErinSaltman
,
@sjacks26
,
@_MAArgentino
, and
@Patrick_A_James
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At
#TASMConf
our Senior Research Analyst
@CraanenAnne
just presented on the successes and impact of
@TCAPAlerts
in the 'Curating Extremism' panel, alongside
@AmarAmarasingam
@azelin
@_MAArgentino
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We are very proud to announce our first ever transparency report for the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform
@TCAPAlerts
. This report provides crucial insight on how terrorists use online platforms and details the impact the TCAP has in disrupting it 1/
We're delighted to release the TCAP's first Transparency report, detailing our core metrics and policies between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021. The TCAP is built through transparency-by design, of which this report is one example 1)
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🚨💻Webinar alert! Join us on 24 February for our first TAT-
@GIFCT_official
webinar of 2022. This session will focus on Global Challenges in Moderating Far-Right Violent Extremism Online. Stay tuned for agenda details to be shared |
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In our new podcast episode we discuss the issue of regulating the online sphere, with a particular focus on online terrorist content, together with
@evelyndouek
(
@Harvard_Law
@BKCHarvard
@lawfareblog
) &
@daphnehk
(
@Stanford_Cyber
) Listen here 🎧
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We are excited to announce up to $1.9 million of funding for Phase 2 of the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform
@TCAPAlerts
from
@Safety_Canada
. This will enable content archiving supporting both academic research and tech platform moderation. More here:
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We are very pleased to announce the successful launch of automated terrorist content alerts powered by the TCAP! As of this week, the TCAP will send email alerts to tech platforms when it identifies terrorist content hosted or shared on their platform:
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Teaser: In episode 1 of the podcast, out tomorrow, we spoke to
@ColinPClarke
of
@TheSoufanCenter
about the impact of the Taliban’s status on Afghan civilians…
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👉 AI Caliphate: The Creation of Pro-Islamic State Propaganda Using Generative AI
Our work on generative AI was recently quoted in a
@GNET_research
piece, written by
@malikacoexist54
.
Read in full here:
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Today we hosted a webinar on transparency reporting for smaller tech companies, moderated by our research analyst
@FloraSDev
. Thank you to
@ErinSaltman
of
@Facebook
,
@ellanso
of
@CenDemTech
& Jessica Ashooh of
@reddit
for providing insights and expertise.
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to our webinar with
@GIFCT_official
, and thank you to colleagues in
@UN_CTED
@UN_OCT
&
@UNDP
for your insightful remarks. Very positive to see the practical work done by UN entities to tackle terrorism and violent extremism online and offline.
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🔴🇪🇺 Tech Against Terrorism Europe Launch
Yesterday, along with our consortium partners
@DCU
@ugent
@JihadoScope
,
@LMU_Muenchen
, SAHER Europe &
@SwanseaUni
we launched the
#TATE
project in Paris at the📍
@AssembleeNat
.
Follow the thread for more👇
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Despite Russian President Putin's demands for a 'denazification' of Ukraine, our OSINT investigations has found significant links between the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group and several white supremacist groups. This was covered by
@TownsendMark
in
@ObserverUK
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If you are unable to make our event, you can livestream from this link
#techagainstterrorism
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The Tech Against Terrorism podcast is back! In our first episode of season 2, we look at the Nordic neo-Nazi landscape and its use of technology with
@JonathanLeman
of
@StiftelsenExpo
and
@BurntCitrus
of
@C4ARR
/ Texas State University. Listen here:
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🚨 Today we are publishing our annual review of terrorist and violent extremist activity online.
We examine how terrorist and violent extremist entities have expanded their online capabilities over 2022.
#TVETrends2022
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Our webinar with
@UN_CTED
on UN and tech sector collaboration in tackling terrorist use of the internet reached over 100 people today. Thanks you to all our great panellists from
@UN_OCT
,
@UNODC
,
@UNICRI
,
@UNDP
,
@UNHumanRights
and
@dinahussein
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New record broken! Our upcoming TAT &
@GIFCT_official
webinar on "The Nexus Between Violent Extremism and Conspiracy Theory Networks Online", has reached max registration capacity. Thank you for showing your interest in our work! 1/
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Here in Abu Dhabi we would to thank everyone for their valued contribution to today's first Tech Against Terrorism workshop in the Middle East bringing together tech companies with government, academia and civil society
#gifct
@UN_CTED
#techvsterrorism
#uae
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Today we’ve attended
@Europol
’s 2019 OSINT Conference and held workshops alongside
@bellingcat
to help share innovative OSINT techniques to tackle the terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet
#techvsterrorism
@UN_CTED
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🎧 NEW PODCAST | ISLAMIC STATE ONLINE: EMERGING TRENDS AND TACTICS
@malikacoexist54
(Graduate Fellow at
@PERIL_AU
) and
@einfal
(Co-Founder of
@JihadoScope
) examine how IS and its supporter networks have evolved in their use of the internet.
Listen here🔗
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At our London workshop with
#GIFCT
and
@ErinSaltman
we’re now hearing from
@ShirazMaher
from
@ICSR_Centre
@Minalami
from
@BBCMonitoring
@Willallchorn
from
@C4ARR
and Prof. Stuart MacDonald
@CTProject_SM
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At
#TASMConf
our Senior OSINT Analyst
@arbradley
presented on a panel providing a comparative analysis of Islamic State and Atomwaffen Division activity on Telegram. The findings presented at this panel are the result of a research partnership convened by
@resolvenet
@CYTREC_
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Tech Against Terrorism is proud to announce its newest members
@tumblr
and
@wordpressdotcom
, joining us in our efforts to counter terrorist use of the internet whilst respecting human rights and freedom of expression |
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More needs to be done to stop traditional media spreading terrorist propaganda and profiting from doing so: "The Daily Mail Let Readers Download The New Zealand Mosque Attacker's Manifesto Directly From Its Website"
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to our webinar on content moderation and mental health - an important topic that merits more discussion. Special thanks to speakers
@galwaygrrl
and
@ZoeyReeve
@VOX_Pol
;
@DinaHussein
@facebook
; and Gustavo Basualdo
@Microsoft
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🚨 WE'RE HIRING 🚨 We're looking for two interns to support the development of the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform
@TCAPAlerts
over the next 6 months. Excellent understanding of terrorist actors online & OSINT experience essential. Please share!
📢 We're hiring! We are looking for two TCAP interns to support our team with the collection and verification of terrorist content and the policy, outreach, and admin workstreams of the TCAP. Read more on this vacancy and how to apply here!
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Thank you to all the academics and researchers who tuned in to our virtual update meeting on the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP). In case you missed the meeting, we will make a recording available for researchers. Please get in touch if you are interested.
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We're back with a new
#podcast
episode!
We were joined by
@BenDoBrown
of
#BBCAfricaEye
,
@terrypattar
of
@JanesIntel
& Nico a.k.a
@dutch_osintguy
to discuss open-source intelligence (
#OSINT
), and its role in fighting terrorists online.
🔊🔊🔊 ->
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Yesterday we published analysis of the terrorist use of the internet before, during, and after the attack in New Zealand: conclusion that many smaller platforms have come a long way and should be commended but mainstream media needs to act more responsibly
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Congratulations to
@UNODC
,
@UN_CTED
and the International Association of Prosecutors for publishing this Guide. A good initiative which will help create effective working relationships between the tech sector and global law enforcement agencies whilst respecting human rights
With more than 3.8 billion users 🌏 the internet brings new challenges in investigating organized crime cases across borders. To address them
@UNODC
& Partners jointly drafted the Practical Guide for Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders
More:
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Check our latest Reader's Digest with the great
@galwaygrrl
,
@TheSoufanCenter
, and
@willsommer
discussing deplatforming far-right violent extremists, the consequences of the Capitol attack and QAnon's existential crisis |
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Great to see the official
@TCAPAlerts
Twitter profile live - follow this for updates on the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) and our free verified terrorist content alerting service for smaller tech platforms
@UN_CTED
@GIFCT_official
We are delighted to launch the official Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) Twitter account! The TCAP is a centralised database of verified terrorist content that will support tech companies in moderating their platforms and revolutionise academic and algorithmic research
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Last weekend (29 October), we were at the special meeting of the
@UN
Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee in Delhi organised by
@UN_CTED
. We highlighted emerging trends in the terrorist use of the internet.
#UNCTCEmergingTech
#counterterrorism
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🎧 NEW EPISODE | MEDIA JIHAD: ISLAMIC STATE'S RESURGENT PROPAGANDA NETWORK
In this week's episode,
@ArchieMacfarla1
&
@LucasADWebber
delve into IS’s global network and propaganda war.
Listen here to find out more:
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Come and join the
@techvsterrorism
team! We are currently looking for:
1. Head of
#OSINT
2.
#OSINT
Analyst (early career)
For more information & how to apply:
#jobfairy
#London
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@selectedwisdom
@WSJ
With funding from
@Safety_Canada
and we’ll be building the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) to facilitate improved intelligence sharing between tech platforms inc.
#GIFCT
and small platforms
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Announcement: Launching an updated -
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Don't forget to register for our TAT &
@GIFCT_official
webinar on "countering terrorist use of the internet, content moderation and safeguarding human rights" tomorrow. We will have the pleasure to welcome
@dunstanhope
,
@pielemeier
, and
@UN_CTED
:
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In our latest
#podcast
,
@Joana_Cook
and
@lizzypearson
outline why a gender analysis is necessary in order to fully understand what leads people to participate in an extremist ideology and their roles in terrorist organisations
🎧 Listen:
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We are pleased to be mentioned in the US State Department's annual country report which highlights our work supporting the tech industry in countering terrorist use of the internet. The full report is available here:
@StateDeptCT
@StateDept
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In the wake of the (partial) displacement of ISIS groups from Telegram to other platforms we ask that journalists and academics act responsibly in publicly sharing insights: terrorists and violent extremists also read tweets and academic research...
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📢📔 We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of our Online Regulation Series Handbook 1/
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Many thanks to
@ChathamHouse
for today's webinar on "Countering Terrorist Use of the Internet" with opening remarks from Michèle Coninsx the Executive Director
@UN_CTED
that introduce our work in providing practical support to smaller tech platforms
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We’re pleased to see
@Telegraph
removed this article presumably due to the embedded attacker’s video. Irresponsible to embed content that was already removed by social media platforms at the time of publishing. We can’t complain to
@IpsoNews
as they have no guidelines on this…
🚨BREAKING: The suspected Plymouth shooter described being “defeated by life” in videos recorded just weeks before the massacre, as he blamed his troubles on not having a girlfriend
🔓 This article is currently free to read
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Today we spoke at the Council of Europe session on the terrorist use of the internet - we emphasised the importance of transparency, rule of law, and focus on human rights in how platforms and governments implement effective operational policies
@CoE_HRightsRLaw
@coe
@UN_CTED
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We're working hard to help people register with the new version - any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to
@azelin
or us directly! We're currently increasing the number of universities that automatically whitelisting and if you sign up remember to check your spam too!
As a reminder, if anyone is having issues registering w/
@Jihadology_Net
after the site changed, please let me know so I can help resolve it. Additionally, if you are registered and have found a problem with any post, do let me know so that can be fixed. Thanks for patience/help.
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We are excited to be at
#TASMConf
– come say hi and grab one of our reports at our exhibition space!
@CYTREC_
@Swansea_Law
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Tech Against Terrorism is proud to announce its newest member
@dailymotion
, joining us in our efforts to counter terrorist use of the internet whilst respecting human rights and freedom of expression.
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This week, we have officially opened up part of the Knowledge Sharing Platform to the public. The Spotlight collates all of Tech Against Terrorism’s research, analysis, and resources dedicated to Online Regulation |
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We are delighted to announce that we have joined the
@GNET_research
consortium. For more information, see here:
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