Public Safety committee  Algorithms are typically not a big part of the terrorist use of smaller platforms. The use case for smaller platforms is typically really simple and straightforward. It tends to be copying links or copying material, or where the extreme far right is concerned, having an alternate

Public Safety committee  Many thanks. Recognizing the short time available, there's one particular Canadian messaging app, which I won't name, that became totally inundated by terrorist activity. We estimate that at one point, 80% of its user base was associated with ISIS a number of years ago. As a res

Public Safety committee  That is an excellent question, one that we ask ourselves on a daily basis. In terms of these 100 platforms, the point to stress is that many of them are very small indeed, the sorts of services that can be created by someone in their own room. Terrorist-operated websites are a

Public Safety committee  Certainly, designation is a blunt instrument. What we would recommend is the reform of the designation process. We recognize that legal processes do take a while and require resourcing; however, in many jurisdictions, there is—

Public Safety committee  —very limited focus on the designation processes, so we would recommend revisiting those processes so that can be done more quickly and more accurately so it is appropriate for the Internet era.

Public Safety committee  We are careful to vet access in everything that we do. In fact, in everything I will say during this committee meeting, I will assume that terrorists and violent extremists are aware of what we're saying, so there is always concern about not disclosing too much. Tech Against Te

Public Safety committee  Of course. Automation can cover a number of separate activities. Often we might discuss algorithms, which certainly are part of automation. However, in our experience, the biggest challenge that small platforms have isn't in the basics but in the workflow. Content moderation auto

Public Safety committee  Many thanks. Could you clarify who you mean, in terms of importance?

Public Safety committee  I think that's probably a question for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Certainly the work at Tech Against Terrorism isn't focused on identifying individuals, but rather supporting tech platforms in reducing their activity online. Where appropriate and where there is a

Public Safety committee  Of course. Many thanks for that. The knowledge-sharing platform is designed as a tool that's free to access for tech platforms. Its objective is to improve the understanding that those running small platforms have of the terrorists' use of the Internet. It spans the spectrum of

Public Safety committee  Good morning, and many thanks for the invitation to speak at the committee hearing today. I'm Adam Hadley, executive director at Tech Against Terrorism. Over the next few minutes, I'd like to explain more about who we are at Tech Against Terrorism and what we do, and provide som