UCL Discovery (University College London) · 2019 · 28 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical CommunicationCybercrimeSecurity StudiesTerrorism StudiesCrimes Against HumanityDefinitions Of TerrorismDisinformationPolitical ExtremismTerrorist OrganizationsTerrorist TacticsContent Removal PoliciesExtremist Content MonitoringTerrorist Group Propaganda
Social media and tech companies face the challenge of identifying and \nremoving terrorist and extremist content from their platforms. This paper \npresents the findings of a series of interviews with Global Internet Forum \nto Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) partner companies and law enforcement \nInternet Referral Units (IRUs). It offers a unique view on current practices \nand challenges regarding content removal, focusing particularly on \nhuman-based and automated approaches and the integration of the two.