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Moderating Borderline Content While Respecting Fundamental Values
Stuart Macdonald 
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Katy Vaughan
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Katy Vaughan
Fourth Annual Conference of the European Counter-Terrorism Centre (ECTC) Advisory Network on Terrorism and Propaganda
Swansea University Authors:
Stuart Macdonald , Katy Vaughan
Abstract
One of the key themes that emerged on the first day of the Fourth Annual Conference of the European Counter-Terrorism Centre (ECTC) Advisory Network on Terrorism and Propaganda was the increasingly amorphous nature of terrorism and the blurring of longstanding distinctions, such as between terrorism...
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One of the key themes that emerged on the first day of the Fourth Annual Conference of the European Counter-Terrorism Centre (ECTC) Advisory Network on Terrorism and Propaganda was the increasingly amorphous nature of terrorism and the blurring of longstanding distinctions, such as between terrorism and extremism. Alongside this, concern has grown about so-called ‘borderline content’, including how terrorist and violent extremist actors are using this content strategically to evade detection online. While the term borderline content is also amorphous, there appears to be a consensus that it is content that falls just short of violating platforms’ Terms of Service – and so is not liable to be removed – but which nonetheless has the potential to cause harm. Hence, it is sometimes described as ‘legal but harmful’, or ‘lawful but awful’ content. In this presentation, we discuss the moderation of borderline content under three headings, each reflecting a different set of human rights concerns. First, definitional clarity. Second, necessity and proportionality. And third, transparency. |
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| College: |
Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law |