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<p>The tragic murder of Asad Shah demonstrated the powerful influence of extremist
online content. In the UK, the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral
Unit (CTIRU) is responsible for the referral of terrorist-related content to online
communication service providers (CSPs) for removal. Upon receipt of a referral, CSPs
remove material on a voluntary basis where it breaches their terms and conditions.</p><p>Referrals
made to CSPs by CTIRU have led to over 160,000 pieces of terrorist-related content
being removed to date world-wide, including websites, user accounts and videos. Overall,
removals at the request of CTIRU have increased from around 60 items a month in 2010,
when CTIRU was first established, to over 4,000 a month in 2016.</p>
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