legislation
Who Designates Terrorism? The Need for Legal Clarity and Transparency to Moderate Terrorist Content Online
April 29, 2025In this report, Tech Against Terrorism investigates the use of designation: a powerful tool available to governments to facilitate improved action against terrorist use of the internet in a way that upholds the rule of law. We detail how terrorist designation differs from one jurisdiction to another. We argue that these counterterrorism measures, whether online ...
The crime of digital promotion of terrorism through digital platforms and new media: a comparative study of Jordanian and Emirati laws
March 4, 2025This study addresses the crime of promoting terrorist acts through digital platforms, its dangers, and the legislative gaps in this context within the Jordanian Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023, comparing it with the corresponding legislative provisions in UAE. The problem at the core of this study lies in the insufficiency of the Jordanian Cybercrime ...
Rule of law or not? A critical evaluation of legal responses to cyberterrorism in the UK
October 24, 2024Currently the UK does not have a specific anti-cyberterrorism law, instead relying on existing anti-terrorism laws to deal with cyberterrorism. This approach raises a number of problems insofar as it can lead to legislative uncertainty and unpredictability, as well as impacting on carrying risks of over-criminalisation, a lack of counterbalance, violation of principles of proportionality ...
Germany’s Legal Crackdown on Social Media: Four Misconceptions Dispelled
August 22, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
False Commentary and Blinkered Perspectives Hampering TCO Progress
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Blind Faith in Technology Diverts EU Efforts to Fight Terrorism
August 20, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...