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Technology

Facebook blocked over a million uploads of Christchurch attack video

After the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, social media firms face calls to take greater responsibility for tackling hate

News

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Technology

We have to find a way to stop drones disrupting airports

Insight

The key to combating extremism is to address its social roots

Humans

The key to combating extremism is to address its social roots

Analysis

A woman wearing a headscarf walks past the entrance to a mosque

Technology

Does just using Facebook really make racist attacks more likely?

Analysis

Unite the Right rally

Life

What makes a white nationalist?

Features

Technology

Facebook Messenger used to try and deradicalise extremists

News

Technology

Why refusing to give up passwords is illegal under UK terror law

Analysis

People in biosafety suits

Life

It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

News

Charlottesville

To tackle extremism, we need to know the enemy

Leader

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Humans

Anatomy of terror: What makes normal people become extremists?

It takes more than religious fanaticism or hatred to make someone take innocent lives, but recognise the true roots of ISIS-inspired terror and they can be addressed

Features