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The proscription of Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation in the UK: Insights from the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
July 23, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Responding to Terrorists’ Use of Social Media: Legislation, Investigation and Prosecution
July 11, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Operating with impunity: legal review
September 18, 2023The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published a legal review, to examine whether existing legislation adequately deals with hateful extremism. ...
Hatred Behind the Screens – A Report on the Rise of Online Hate Speech
September 18, 2023— The reporting, recording and incidence of online hate speech has increased over the past two years. — While the number of people personally targeted remains relatively low, large numbers of people are being exposed to online hate speech, potentially causing decreased life satisfaction. In particular, an increasingly large number of UK children (aged 12-15) ...
A Plan for Preventing and Countering Terrorist and Violent Extremist Exploitation of Information and Communications Technology in America
September 18, 2023Policymakers in the United States know that terrorists and violent extremists exploit information and communications technologies (ICTs), but the government still struggles to prevent and counter these threats. Although the U.S. does not face these challenges alone, the strategies and policies emphasized by some of its greatest allies are not viable or suitable frameworks for ...
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding A Common Starting Point
September 18, 2023Attacks on computer systems for both criminal and political purposes are on the rise in both the United States and around the world. Foreign terrorist organizations are also developing information technology skills to advance their goals. Looking at the convergence of these two phenomena, many prominent security experts in both government and private industry have ...