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Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

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The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) will start targeting far-right militia material. The program was launched in 2017 by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube. GIFCT’s database helps Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms flag content. It will add three categories of content over the coming months.

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Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias, the group told Reuters. Until now, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism's (GIFCT) database has focused on videos and images from terrorist group…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

EXCLUSIVE Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

By Elizabeth Culliford - A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias, the group told Reuters. Until now, the Global Internet Forum to

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Facebook, other social networks reportedly target far-right groups via database

Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube also contribute to the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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The Nation

US tech giants aim to disrupt manifestos and militias in database

The biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Microsoft, have said that they will extend the type of extremist content they are sharing with the database of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, reported on Monday.

3 years ago·Lahore, Pakistan

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WION

Anti-terror organisation set up by tech firms to compile database of right-wing militias

A counterterrorism organisation formed by big tech companies in the US including Facebook and Microsoft is compiling extremist content exchanged among firms in a database, with hopes to quell hate speech. The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) told Reuters that it aims to limit content from white supremacists and far-right militias. What does GIFCT intend to do?

3 years ago·Noida, India

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Otago Daily Times

Tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right groups

2021-07-26t120025z_1550490907_rc2cso9uv03i_rtrmadp_3_socialmedia-counterterrorism.jpg The counter-terror group will use lists from intelligence-sharing group Five Eyes, adding URLs and PDFs from more groups, including the Proud Boys (pictured), the Three Percenters and neo-Nazis. Photo: Reuters A counterterrorism organisation formed by some of the biggest US tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types …

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Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

EXCLUSIVE Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

EXCLUSIVE Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

Facebook, other social networks reportedly target far-right groups via database

Facebook, other social networks reportedly target far-right groups via database

US tech giants aim to disrupt manifestos and militias in database

US tech giants aim to disrupt manifestos and militias in database

Anti-terror organisation set up by tech firms to compile database of right-wing militias

Anti-terror organisation set up by tech firms to compile database of right-wing militias

Tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right groups

Tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right groups

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