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Posts tagged with ‘Content Moderation’

  • Aug112025

    Introducing BR-ECHO: A Tool to Fight Online Extremism in Brazilian Portuguese

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    This Insight contributes to GNET’s PhD Researcher Series, highlighting emerging academic voices in the field of countering violent extremism and…

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  • Mar052025

    Hate, Harms and Hashing: An Overview of OFCOM Guidance for P/CVE

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    Introduction On the 16th of December 2024, the government-backed UK media regulation body, OFCOM, published the Illegal Harms Codes, a…

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  • Sep302024

    The Ecosystem: Cross-Platform Responses to the Online Safety Act

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    Introduction The evolution of terrorism and extremism has pushed content moderation to the forefront for academics, technological companies, and legislators…

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  • Sep102024

    Lawsuits, Rivalries, and Trolls: Examining the Behaviour of the 3D-Printed Gun Movement

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    The broad 3D-printed gun movement has a strong libertarian ethos. While many participants are simply hobbyists attracted to the technical…

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  • Mar282024

    Preventing Extremist Violence Using Existing Content Moderation Tools

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    Kris McGuffie is a member of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to uncover how…

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  • Dec132023

    Exploit and Evade to Remain and Expand: The Cross-Platform Evasion Toolbox of Islamic State Supporters

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    Introduction ‘News outlets’ named ‘Media Site,’ ‘World News’, and ‘Breaking News’ are the next generation of platform exploitation tactics by…

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  • Sep012023

    Social Control, Terrorist Content and the Online Safety Bill

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    *Please note: The provisions of the Online Safety Bill are correct as of 27 July 2023, and are subject to…

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  • Aug182023

    Discrepancies Between Social Media Policy and User Experience: A Preliminary Study of Extremist Content

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    Introduction Latest reports have highlighted that as of April 2023, 60% of the world’s population utilises social media for an…

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  • Jul132023

    Content Moderation Through Removal of Service: Content Delivery Networks and Extremist Websites

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    Introduction Kiwifarms was an internet forum known for its active targeting and harassment of trans people. In August 2022, the…

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  • Jul032023

    Falling Through the Cracks: Gender Bias in Online Counter-Terrorism and Prevention

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    Introduction In Orientalism (1978), the book that shaped post-colonial studies, Edward Said tried to understand how and why colonised countries…

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