Measures against terrorist content on the Internet

Instructions for producing explosives, sketches for the production of weapons or information to select targets as well as the necessary tools to carry out murderous acts, all this information can be easily found online. An international network of 13 EU member states, five non-EU countries belonging to the European Anti-Terrorism Center near Europol have jointly investigated the internet to discover sites with such content. From June 8 to July 2, experts from the participating police authorities identified more than 1,900 relevant online content and seized it, the German Federal Office for Combating Crime, BKA, reported. As a result of the joint strike, 1,906 links were identified and deleted. More than 800 of them were identified and deleted by the German Federal Office for the Fight against Crime. The German Federal Council approves the anti-hate law online The German Federal Council has finally passed a new law in Berlin to combat right-wing extremism and cybercrime. Parliament had approved the new laws in mid-June. Anyone who posts hate messages and serious threats online will face tougher penalties in the future. The new law also requires social network operators to report such cases. They should immediately inform the BKA of the use of hate speech so that the investigating authorities can prosecute the perpetrators. Social media operators are obliged to report when it comes to death threats, incitement to violence, calls for crime or the spread of child pornography. Social media operators are also required to report on propaganda and use of anti-constitutional organizations' signs, on the preparation of serious acts of violence that threaten the state, and on the support of criminal and terrorist organizations.