Social media firms are failing to crackdown on Islamist extremists because of fears of being accused of breaching their human rights, an 18-month investigation into extremism has found.
In her first major report, Sara Khan, the Government’s counter-extremism commissioner, says social media firms and other bodies are taking tougher action against Far Right groups than other extremists like Islamists.
The report claims Islamist groups have been “particularly good” at “subverting” the human rights agenda to counter measures to curb their extremist activities.
At the same time, human rights groups have turned a blind eye to protecting victims of Islamist extremism by instead focusing on the impact of anti-terror measures on civil liberties.
“For too long, human rights organisations have remained silent whilst the human rights of some groups are trampled on by extremists,” it says. [The Telegraph] Read more
