Twitter has significantly ramped up its anti-ISIS efforts by shutting down thousands of terrorists' accounts and adding staff to monitor terrorist activity on its network.
The social media company said in a blog post Friday that it has suspended 125,000 accounts over the past seven months for threatening or promoting terrorist acts. Most of the people behind the accounts were affiliated with or supported ISIS, Twitter said.
ISIS recruiters have successfully used Twitter to lure disillusioned people to join their cause. "We condemn the use of Twitter to promote terrorism," the company said in the blog post. "As the nature of the terrorist threat has changed, so has our ongoing work in this area." Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) said that it has grown the team that reviews reports of terror activity on the network. The extra staff has made great strides in identifying terrorists on its network and has "significantly" reduced Twitter's response time when it needs to suspend an account, the company said. Other tools in Twitter's arsenal against ISIS include spam-fighting software that is designed to seek out terrorists' accounts. Twitter is also partnering with law enforcement and online organizations working to counteract terrorists' online recruiting efforts. Account suspensions are up and terrorist activity is down, Twitter claims. But social media's war on terror isn't over. Twitter said that there's no "magic algorithm" for finding terrorists' content on its network. Hunting down terrorists online is not an exact science. "Global online platforms are forced to make challenging judgment calls based on very limited information and guidance," the company said. Twitter also noted that it has observed an increase in terrorist activity on other online forums as a result of its anti-terror actions. Related: ISIS cuts its fighters' salaries by 50% U.S. government officials and major tech companies met in Silicon Valley last month to discuss how to stop ISIS from recruiting terrorists on social media. The Obama administration had asked the companies to develop "techniques to detect and measure radicalization." The government also hopes tech companies will block pro-ISIS messages, photos and videos.Facebook (FB, Tech30), Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) andLinkedIn (LNKD, Tech30) have all voiced support for the administration's efforts. ISIS' use of social media to recruit potential terrorists has become an issue on the presidential campaign trail as well. Donald Trump has called for a shutdown of the Internet in certain areas to stop the spread of terror. He recommended that the U.S. government hold a discussion with Bill Gates to shut off parts of the Internet. CNNMoney (New York)First published February 5, 2016: 4:30 PM ET
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Every year in Japan the annual drive hunt (fishery) season - which runs from 1 October to 30 March, sees the slaughter of countless dolphins and small whales. During this time, Japanese fishermen are responsible for the killing of the largest number of dolphins anywhere in the world.
Fueled by the captivity industryA number of the trapped animals are kept alive and selected by marine parks who pay extortionate rates for animals to re-stock their facilities; this is the mainstay of the drive fishery. Many of these animals die of shock before they can be killed or lifted from the blood-red waters.
supported this campaign, working in association with our colleagues Ric and Helene O'Barry of One Voice to highlight the suffering these hunts cause to the animals. Ric & Helene have, and continue to, go to great efforts risking their safety, to document the annual slaughter and bring this to the attention of the public. Read more about the Taiji Dolphin Hunts Take ActionIf you are unable to attend the dolphin day protest, please express your opposition to the dolphin drive hunts by doing any of the following (preferably between 12 noon and 3pm on 20 September):
Sign a petition opposing the Taiji drive hunts - download the petition here Write a polite letter/fax expressing your views to:
Every day millions of people around the world are injured or even killed in car accidents, most of these accidents are completely avoidable if people would stop and think twice before they drove after having an alcoholic beverage. Drinking and driving is very serious problem in today's society and we believe there is something that can be done about it, but it all starts with YOU! Most of the accidents that occur involves teens and even adults due to intoxicated driving, as a result many of the young drivers out there are in danger of crashes more than adults. If you care about this issue, we would like to kindly ask you to sign our petition saying that you promise to NEVER drink and drive. With your support, we can make every road a safer one. Could YOU Live in Your Bathtub?Forcing dolphins and whales—who in nature would swim many miles every day—into barren concrete tanks at SeaWorld is pretty much like forcing you to live in your bathtub. Would you be happy living in your bathtub? Nope—I didn’t think so. I think it’s safe to say that a rubber ducky is the only animal that belongs in there. Dolphins and whales at SeaWorld need YOU to speak up for them.Here’s how you can:
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