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Jacinda Ardern leads effort to curb online extremism

2019-04-24 05:42:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

New Zealand and France will host a summit aimed at curbing the use of social media to promote terrorism.

Extremism is global education fight, says Blair

2019-03-27 01:00:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Education systems should work together to tackle extremism, says Tony Blair, in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.

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Tech firms could be held liable for extremism and abuse

2017-12-12 14:30:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The BBC understands that an independent ethics watchdog will recommend new laws on online content.

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Tech giants set up internet forum to counter extremism

2017-06-27 08:35:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have teamed up to announce the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism with a stated aim of making their hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists. In a joint statement the companies said they have already taken a hard line against terrorist or violent extremist content and have developed appropriate policies and removal practices. The tech firms added that the focus of the collaboration would be on technological solutions, research and partnerships with governments and civic groups.

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