Facebook reportedly hesitated to remove Indian extremists over risk to staff
The social network is facing the complexities of banning violent groups.
Extremism
Study says YouTube 'actively discourages' radicalism
It may be too eager to court the mainstream, however.
Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate
House lawmakers are planning legislation to probe tech giants.
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Australia will block domains with extremist material during terror attacks
There are many questions about how (and if) it will work.
House committee asks 8chan owner to testify over extremist content
It wants to know what the site does to fight extremist material.
Anti-Brexit RPG ‘Not Tonight’ is coming to Switch
Test your morals in an alternate-reality Britain ruled by an extreme right-wing government.
Canada reveals measures to tackle online extremism
It's working with the likes of Facebook and Google on a youth summit.
Christchurch shooting videos are still on Facebook over a month later
They illustrate the limits of anti-extremist filtering on the internet.
EU law could fine sites for not removing terrorist content within an hour
Critics say it’s a watered-down version of the EU’s original proposal.
Australian bill could imprison social network execs over violent content
It could also fine companies up to 10 percent of their yearly turnover.
YouTube removed 58 million videos last quarter for violating policies
It also removed 1.7 million channels and over 224 million comments.
Twitter suspends more accounts for 'coordinated manipulation'
The platform has shut down 770 accounts in the last week.
EU draft law would force sites to remove extremist content
It doesn't believe self-policing is good enough.
Twitter bans far-right group Proud Boys ahead of Washington rally
Multiple accounts reportedly broke rules against promoting violence.
Facebook's friend suggestions helped connect extremists
The online fight against terrorism involves more than just deleting posts.
Facebook and Google will testify to Senate over terrorist content
Politicians want to know what internet firms are doing to fight extremism.
UK may tax internet giants to get more help fighting online extremism
It's betting money speaks louder than words.
Twitter bans extremist account retweeted by Trump
It also dropped the hammer on a slew of racist groups.