ISIS Content Depicting Violence Evades Facebook’s Content Moderation Filters





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Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition

ISIS Content Depicting Violence Evades Facebook’s Content Moderation Filters



(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda,
recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social
media platform accountable for its failure to prevent the dissemination of
extremist and terrorist content.



Within the last week, CEP found a variety of ISIS and pro-ISIS content in a
sample of 10 Facebook accounts, the majority of which had between 200-1,100
friends. CEP reported the 10 accounts on July 20, but all were still online the
next day, and there was no evidence that content was removed.



The extremist and terrorist content found by CEP researchers on Facebook are
clear violations of the platform’s terms of service, yet it often fails to be
removed. CEP encourages Facebook to takeconcrete action
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regarding the misuse of its site, including by providing Meta’s Oversight
Board with access to any and all information related to its inquiry; bringing
on external experts with core computer science skills, such as U.C. Berkeley
professor and CEP Senior AdvisorDr. Hany Farid
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and integrating Oversight Board members onto its corporate board. Meta is
responsible for the extremist content on its platforms, and it must begin to
act as such.



ISIS Content Located on Facebook



In a sample of 10 accounts located on July 20, CEP researchers found multiple
previously released ISIS propaganda videos, unofficial videos consisting of
pro-ISIS content, Amaq propaganda videos and photos, and Amaq news updates in
several languages, and links to ISIS content on other platforms including
Telegram and Meta-owned WhatsApp.



One of the Amaq videos, which was posted on July 12 by an account that had
over 1,100 friends, showed an alleged ISIS attack on Indian police officers in
Srinagar and elsewhere in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Propagandists modified
the video to evade removal from Facebook. Seven of the 10 accounts had over 200
friends or followers, with five of those accounts having over 500 friends or
followers. Eight accounts had posted content in July 2022, and two had last
posted content in June.



CEP reported the 10 accounts on July 20, but all were still online the next
day, and there was no evidence that content was removed.



ISIS Amaq video with over 1,200 views uploaded to Facebook on July 12 and
still accessible on July 21. The video was modified, including having images
added on the bottom left and top right (redacted) to evade removal.



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