Neowin News Feed for: Extremism

Europol helps nations go after jihadists on gaming platforms

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:44:01 +0000

Europol and European law enforcement agencies recently joined forces to go after people spreading violent extremism on gaming platforms. Here are the results from a single day of action. Read more...

Facebook will now redirect you if you search for extremist content in Pakistan or UK

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:50:01 +0000

Meta has announced the expansion of its Counterspeech program to Pakistan and the UK. Facebook users searching for potentially problematic, violent content will now be redirected to support resources. Read more...

Facebook ramps up anti-extremism efforts with new content warnings

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:36:01 +0000

Facebook is testing a new anti-extremism pop-up among a group of users in the United States. Following the trial, users around the world may begin seeing this message if they've seen extreme posts. Read more...

Facebook bans Alex Jones and other extremists from its platforms

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 03 May 2019 01:20:02 +0000

Facebook has banned a number of far-right and extremist personalities from its platforms, including InfoWars host Alex Jones, as it attempts to cleanse the platforms of hateful content. Read more...

Twitter refuses to ban extremist accounts in Pakistan despite pressure from government [Update]

Usama Jawad — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 12:18:01 +0000

It appears that Twitter is refusing to ban allegedly extremist accounts in Pakistan, despite repeated requests from the government. The accounts in question belong to a religious political party. Read more...

Google plans to introduce new ad filters to give advertisers more control over ad placement

George Karmpoulonis — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:34:01 +0000

After several advertisers pulled their ads from Google's network in the turmoil of a YouTube ad mishap, Google is preparing to introduce new ad filters that will give advertisers greater control. Read more...

Australian Government joins local companies in YouTube advertising exodus

Boyd Chan — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:30:01 +0000

The Australian Government has become the latest entity to withdraw its advertising from YouTube, in order to avoid taxpayer funds from "inadvertently flowing to unsavoury organisations." Read more...

Google loses over 250 YouTube advertisers due to misplaced ads on extremist videos

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:08:02 +0000

Google is expected to lose up to $750 million due to a huge boycott from advertisers following the discovery of misplaced ads on YouTube. Ads paid by the Guardian were appearing on extremist videos. Read more...

Terbium Labs: Most of the dark web content, visible through Tor, is legal

Paul Hill — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:50:01 +0000

A new study by Terbium Labs has shown that the majority of the dark web, accessible through Tor, is in fact legal content. Drugs make up, by far, the largest section of illegal content. Read more...

Twitter not liable for the rise of ISIS on its service, court rules

Justin Luna — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:36:01 +0000

A U.S. court judge has decided that Twitter is not responsible for terrorist content on its service, after a widow sued it for allegedly giving ISIS a voice to spread their propaganda. Read more...

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube go after online hate speech in the EU

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 31 May 2016 10:42:01 +0000

The European Commission has announced a new agreement of collaboration between the Union's institutions and the four major tech companies in an effort to stop illegal online hate speech and extremism. Read more...

Anonymous hits the first target of 'Operation Charlie Hebdo'

Usama Jawad — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:26:01 +0000

After the tragic events on 7 January, Anonymous has launched 'Operation Charlie Hebdo', an operation which seeks to shut down all websites related to terrorism and extremism. Read more...