The role of internet intermediaries in tackling terrorism online

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael.

Authors

Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor R.Cohen-Almagor@hull.ac.uk
Chair in Politics, Reach Out Director, and Director of the Middle East Study Group (MESG)

Abstract

Many online gatekeepers do not think they have any responsibility for content. Furthermore, permissive online gatekeepers not only allow speech, they facilitate it. They provide platforms and connect speakers with many other people, sometimes anonymously. Online gatekeepers are enablers and protectors of speakers. Why is online gatekeeping fundamentally different from offline gatekeeping? Is this difference justified? This Article focuses on the role internet intermediaries play in facilitating and encouraging terror. It also focuses on internet intermediaries’ moral and social responsibilities to fight terror. The fight against radicalization and terror requires all pertinent stakeholders to cooperate and share responsibility.

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Nov 1, 2017
Journal	Fordham law review
Print ISSN	0015-704X
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	86
Issue	2
Pages	425-453
Institution Citation	Cohen-Almagor, R. (2017). The role of internet intermediaries in tackling terrorism online. Fordham Law Review, 86(2), 425-453
Keywords	Online gatekeeping, Terrorism
Publisher URL	http://fordhamlawreview.org/issues/the-role-of-internet-intermediaries-in-tackling-terrorism-online/
Additional Information	This is the author's accepted version of an article published in Fordham law review, 2017 v.86.