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National Legislation to Counter Online Terrorism Content
Katy Vaughan 
Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Terrorism Law
Swansea University Author:
Katy Vaughan
Abstract
Recent years have seen increasing efforts to regulate online content with the view to addressing a variety of risks and harms, including terrorism. The conviction that reliance on industry efforts to self-regulate is insufficient has led to the implementation of national legislation to counter onlin...
| Published in: | Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Terrorism Law |
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar Publishing
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71854 |
| Abstract: |
Recent years have seen increasing efforts to regulate online content with the view to addressing a variety of risks and harms, including terrorism. The conviction that reliance on industry efforts to self-regulate is insufficient has led to the implementation of national legislation to counter online terrorism content. This entry provides an overview of different regulatory frameworks. There lies a tension between on the one hand the protection of the fundamental principle of a free open and secure internet. And, on the other hand terrorists exploit a variety of online services which make it easier to disseminate online terrorism content globally. |
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| Keywords: |
terrorist content; online terrorism content; online safety; regulation; content moderation; freedom of expression. |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |