26. Britain has large audience for online jihadist propaganda

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/19/britain-has-large-audience-for-online-jihadist-propaganda-report-says

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Isis's online magazine, Dabiq
Online jihadist propaganda attracts more clicks in Britain than in any other European country and the main internet companies are failing to restrict or control the content being shown to british users.
In addition it is said that over a 100 item of new content regarding jihadist propagand is landing in the uk. These videos include execution videos and bomb-making instructions, despite the fact that this is not representative as there is more  military defeats in Iraq and Syria than the rebels.
However there is a agreement between Theresa May and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to make and create possible new legal  measures to tackle online extremism, 
“Jihadists have shown particular facility in exploiting ungoverned or even inadequately governed spaces in the Islamic world,” said Petraeus. “This new Policy Exchange report shows they are also exploiting the vast, largely ungoverned spaces in cyberspace, demonstrating increasing technical expertise, sophistication in media production, and agility in the face of various efforts to limit its access.
“It is clear that our counter-extremism efforts and other initiatives to combat extremism online have, until now, been inadequate. There is no doubting the urgency of this matter. The status quo clearly is unacceptable.”

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