Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism efforts
Australian regulator has sent legal letters to social media platforms from YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, demanding they hand over information about their efforts to stamp out terrorism content.
The e-Safety Commission said it was concerned the platforms were not doing enough to stop extremists from using live-streaming features, algorithms and recommendation systems to recruit users.
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Inman Grant said Telegram was the most used by violent extremist groups to radicalise and recruit.
The Dubai-based messaging service, which a 2022 OECD report ranked at No. 1 for frequency of what it described as terrorist and violent extremist content, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
«We don't know if they actually have the people and resources in place to even be able to respond to these notices, but we will see,» Commissioner Julie Inman Grant told Reuters in an interview. «We're not going to be afraid to take it as far as we need to, to get the answers we need or to
