Terrorist and extremist content on the social networks
Prevention of radicalisation among the youngest users
Spain and Europol lead the removal of more than 2,000 TikToks containing terrorist content
The operation, involving 11 countries, is part of the priorities set by the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU and aims to mitigate the incidence of terrorist and extremist content on the social network
The Intelligence Centre against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO) of the Ministry of Home Affairs has coordinated the actions of the state law enforcement forces and agencies in a Europol operation that has led to the removal of more than 2,000 publications with terrorist content from the social network TikTok.
The operation has been led by Spain and the IRU of the EU’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) in cooperation with the police forces of the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and the UK.
Terrorist and extremist content on the social networks
Investigators from participating countries, in collaboration with the video platform TikTok, conducted a Referral Action Day (RAD) on terrorist content on 28 September with the aim of detecting material suspected of glorifying terrorism and violent extremism online.
On the Spanish side, CITCO coordinated the intervention involving experts from the National Police, the Guardia Civil, Mossos d’Esquadra and Ertzaintza. The initiative contributes to strengthening the prevention of radicalisation among the youngest users, in the framework of the priorities set by the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU.
During the joint exercise, law enforcement agencies assessed up to 2,145 pieces of content, finding multiple elements linked to jihadism and violent right-wing extremism, as well as videos and memes, which they forwarded to TikTok for review. More than 50% of the publications were reported by state law enforcement forces and agencies.
Referral Action Day (RAD) is part of a public-private partnership between TikTok, law enforcement and Europol that aims to tackle the use of the internet by terrorist organisations, prevent online radicalisation and safeguard fundamental rights.
Source: www.lamoncloa.gob.es – Ministerio de la Presidencia (CIF S-2811001-C). Complejo de la Moncloa 28071 Madrid – 04/09/2024
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