Tag: Check the Web
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“Action day” on Soundcloud: Europol also removes right-wing extremist content
Currently, removal requests to hosting providers only have to be voluntarily complied with, but on 7 June, the regulation on mandatory removal of terrorist online content will come into force. It only applies to jihadist propaganda. The German government is…
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German Police launches “National Internet Referral Unit”
Europol has requested the removal of Internet content in almost 100,000 cases. The companies adressed are responding to a considerable extent. The German BKA has now also set up a contact office, which has sent almost 6,000 reports since its…
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“Crawling, monitoring and gathering”: EU funds search engine for criminal Internet content
European police authorities and arms companies are working on a “powerful terrorism intelligence platform” on the Internet. It is intended to track down material to promote violence and radicalisation. The technology thus goes far beyond the threat of upload filters.…
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“Terrorist material” online: further successful removal requests by Europol
Europol’s Internet Referral Unit is more active than had previously been known. The partnership with the internet industry is now to be expanded further, with the aim of establishing a Joint Referral Platform for the police and private companies and…