The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
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Thousands of men around the world, including in Australia, have formed online communities to trade in rape content and advice. They do it to impress one another.
Neither Trump nor Biden has marshaled the full force of the nation’s anti-terrorism efforts against right-wing extremist groups.
Romanian authorities declassified five intelligence files that suggest the election was exploited by external forces.
Telegram is used by many Russians to keep in touch, and share news.
If Pavel Durov is successfully prosecuted, it could lay the groundwork for further legal action against larger tech companies.
Online extremism is a unique challenge – terrorists use methods that can’t be captured by standard content moderation. So, what can we do about it?
Buyers and sellers alike use this system to not get caught.
Most fact-checking focuses on social media, yet misinformation can also spread quickly through messaging apps like Whatsapp. Personalised push notifications – sent directly to your phone – could help.
Cyber bank fraud is on the rise. Here are some important ways to protect yourself.
Citizens’ social media is a form of alternative media that challenges both mainstream media and right-wing propaganda.
Most Russians get their news from government-controlled television. But those who look to Telegram, an online platform, are more likely to have views that break from the official position.
The Russian Embassy in Canada is active in spreading disinformation and promoting the Russian perspective on the events taking place in Ukraine.
For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the app has been a key point-of-contact for communication with his own people and the rest of the world.
Canadians are increasingly turning to private messaging apps where COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories spread in an unregulated manner.
Encrypted messaging services like Telegram provide virtual dark corners where far-right extremists can recruit, organize and plan unhindered.
The hand that taps ‘remove from this group’ is the hand that rules the world.
Telegram enabled protesters in Hong Kong to evade surveillance, but a DDoS attack and the arrest of a group administrator undermined the ability of protesters to organise and communicate.
New research has tracked how quickly Twitter accounts linked to extremism are being suspended.
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