Schlagwort: GIFCT
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Referral Unit at Europol: German police had thousands of internet contents removed last year
Currently, hosting providers can decide whether to voluntarily comply with removal requests in the area of „Islamist terrorism“ from Europol. From 7 June, these will become removal orders, which can be sent directly to companies by national authorities via a new platform. With the Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), Europol operates since 2015 a platform […]
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Uploadfilter for crime scene videos: EU governments ensure „crisis response protocol“ for US Internet companies
The Christchurch attack has promoted discussions on the mandatory removal of online content. At several levels, the German government is involved in global initiatives. However, the German exaggerated requests for deletion find little sympathy. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is not very successful in removing terrorist Internet content. With 2,800 files or postings, […]