Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
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On 1 December 2021, CTED organized a virtual round table on misuse of the Internet for terrorist purposes in South/South-East Asia, with the participation of its Global Research Network (GRN) and civil society partners.
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On 24 and 25 January 2018, a workshop on information and communications technologies (ICT) and counter-terrorism (CT) was held in Bangkok. Co-hosted by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and Thailand, this was the 2nd?Asia ICT and CT Dialogue involving the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) with a focus on exploring practical ways to strengthen the implementation of all relevant Security Council resolutions in this area.
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Today 26 June 2017, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube announced the formation of the?Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, an initiative to make their hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists.
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Exploitation of the Internet and social media for terrorist purposes can only be defeated through sustained and comprehensive action involving the active participation and collaboration of Member States, international and regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. This was a common theme expressed by of a number of participants in a special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, held at the United Nations in New York on 1 December 2016.
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Engagement by the private sector is crucial in responding to use of the Internet and information and communications technology (ICT) for terrorist purposes, according to experts attending an international expert workshop. Organized in Kuala Lumpur on 3 November 2016, the workshop followed two similar events held in Zurich and Silicon Valley.
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How can terrorists be stopped from exploiting the Internet and social media?
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How can terrorists be stopped from exploiting the Internet and social media?