Extremist groups and sanctioned terrorists
Have weaponized social media
terror activity online by the numbers
Social media platforms provide violent extremist groups with free, global access to vast audiences.
Recommendation algorithms enable extremists to fundraise, spread hate, broadcast attacks, recruit new members, and provide training.
ACCO member Counter Extremism Project (CEP) tracks violent groups from around the globe, reporting on their online activities
90%
Terrorists crave attention
The vast majority of extremist content is posted openly.
38%
Tech companies claim to remove most terror content, but studies find they remove about a third.
50%
About half of ISIS members surveyed in one study said they were recruited on social media.
Multiple terror groups including Hamas & al Qaeda have used Meta platforms & Twitter for crowd-funding campaigns. ACCO filed a whistleblower complaint showing that Facebook became so instrumental to Hezbollah’s public outreach that its communications team modified Hezbollah’s iconic logo on its communications to incorporate the Facebook trademark.
Hosting extremism on your platform
is bad for business
But, incredibly, still not against the law
Mounting Litigation Costs
as Gonzalez v. Google and other cases reach the courts.
Stock Value Declines
hit Google, Meta, Twitter after terror content exposed
Ad Revenue Declined
in the wake of Stop Hate for Profit & Christchurch
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