Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Check the web : assessing the ethics and politics of policing the Internet for extremist material / Ian Brown and Josh Cowls.

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1 online resource (95 pages)

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Author(s) affiliated with: Oxford Internet Institute.

Summary

This report draws on insights from representatives of civil society, law enforcement and industry groups to offer fresh perspectives on the policing of extremist material online. Evidently, the Internet now serves not only as a breeding ground for extremism, but also offers myriad data streams which potentially hold great value to law enforcement. Using an international legal framework as a starting point, the report explores the technical, political and ethical complexities of policing the web for extremist material, and its implications for security, privacy and human rights.

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Online Access

Contents

Introduction. -- NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK. -- Lawful, necessary and proportionate. -- Independent authorisation and oversight. -- Equality and non-discrimination. -- The role of the private sector. -- DEFINITIONS OF EXTREMIST MATERIAL. -- Provocation of terrorism and hate speech. -- Glorifying and apologising for terrorism. -- Non-violent extremist material. -- Issues with ‘radicalisation’ -- MONITORING AND BLOCKING EXTREMIST MATERIAL. -- Public media. -- Semi-private spaces and private communications. -- ‘Big Data’ analytics. -- Research. -- ACTORS. -- Law enforcement and intelligence agencies. -- Internet industry. -- Civil society and individuals. -- CONCLUSION.

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