PARIS - Terrorists and violent extremists have increasingly abused the Internet to advance their agendas, leveraging social media and other platforms to spread propaganda and attract potential recruits, according to the OECD.

In response, many online content-sharing services have taken steps to keep such content off their platforms and limit its spread, though it is difficult to gauge their effectiveness.

Transparency and accountability are key to gaining a fuller understanding of how Internet companies moderate terrorist and violent extremist content (TVEC) and whether their methods inadvertently curb fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression or due process.

The OECD published a new report to compare the policies and procedures that the world’s top 50 online content-sharing services have implemented to combat TVEC, focusing on the issue of transparency.

Its findings can serve as a helpful baseline for discussing and building an effective cross-industry response to TVEC, and will inform OECD-led work on developing a common framework for voluntary transparency reporting on TVEC.

To download the report, visit: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/68058b95-en.pdf?expires=1600194557&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=8340345595CFA15050277318CADB8A12