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THREAD: here is some expansion on what I discussed on @MSNBC @KasieDC RE: what could be done yesterday to elevate our Federal #DomesticTerrorism prevention efforts, h/t to @tribelaw for the thread prompt and @SeamusHughes for his insight 1/
My former office, @DHSgov Ofc of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention once had a budget of $22 mil now $2.7-3 mil and once 40 FTEs now 7-10 FTEs, the #Trump Admin actively atrophied the office w/ specific focus on #DomesticTerrorism prevention programming 2/
This systematic atrophy included the pulling back of announced grant funding for programs specific to #DomesticTerrorism (DT) prevention, grant award were pulled back from #LifeAfterHate bc the org was critical of #Trump for example (evidence in FOIA req) 3/
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1-Considérant les suppressions de contenus extrémistes par les grands acteurs du web insuffisantes, la Commission Européenne a proposé hier de leur imposer une amende (4% du CA annuel) s'ils échouent à les retirer une heure après leur signalement.
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2- Les suppressions sur les grandes plateformes ont bien-sûr une pertinence : frein à la prolifération & au recrutement, respect des victimes, lutte contre l'incitation, le financement du terrorisme, éloignement des contenus du grand public, raisons éthiques, politiques, etc.
3- Mais les suppressions ont également des effets pervers.
1er effet pervers : la migration. Suite au monitoring mis en place par les grandes plateformes depuis 2015, les activistes média se sont d'abord regroupés sur d'autres plateformes, Telegram notamment.
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