Online terrorist content is a threat to fundamental rights, rule of law and democracy. EU measures to tackle such content aim to prevent terrorism while upholding these values. FRA’s report looks at how online terrorist content is detected and removed under EU legislation. It highlights challenges in interpreting rules, risks of over-removal and potential impacts on freedom of expression. It finds that moderation practices by authorities and platforms can disproportionately affect certain groups, such as Muslims and Arabic speakers, while far-right content often receives less scrutiny. The findings, based on research and expert interviews with those addressing online terrorist content, offer ways to improve transparency in content moderation and to better balance public security and fundamental rights, contributing to wider debates on regulating online content responsibly.
Terrorhandlinger udgør en alvorlig trussel mod menneskers liv og sikkerhed og udgør en alvorlig sikkerhedsudfordring for staterne. Samtidig kan lovgivning, politikker og andre foranstaltninger til terrorbekæmpelse direkte eller indirekte medføre alvorlige indskrænkninger af de grundlæggende rettigheder og kan påvirke enkeltpersoner, grupper og samfundet som helhed negativt. I dette sammendrag præsenteres de vigtigste resultater fra FRA’s rapport om direktiv (EU) 2017/541 om bekæmpelse af terrorisme, som er det vigtigste strafferetlige instrument på EU-plan inden for terrorbekæmpelse.
This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights, affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.
This paper presents statistical survey data for the EU on how often people are stopped by the police, in what kind of situations they are stopped, the action taken by the police during stops, and views on whether or not the police acted respectfully.
This paper presents people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. It covers worry about crime, including terrorism and online fraud; experience of online fraud; experience of cyberharassment; and concern about illegal access to data.
Dette resumé beskriver de vigtigste resultater af
FRA’s anden undersøgelse af jødiske samfunds oplevelser
af hadforbrydelser i Den Europæiske Union
— den største undersøgelse af jødiske samfund, der
nogensinde er gennemført internationalt.
This Opinion aims to inform the European Parliament’s position on the legislative proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online, presented by the European Commission on 12 September 2018.
This report outlines the main findings of FRA’s second survey on Jewish people’s experiences with hate crime, discrimination and antisemitism in the European Union – the biggest survey of Jewish people ever conducted worldwide. Covering 12 EU Member States, the survey reached almost 16,500 individuals who identify as being Jewish. It follows up on the agency’s first survey, conducted in seven countries in 2012.
I denne vejledning forklares, hvad der forstås ved profilering, de retlige rammer, der regulerer profilering, og hvorfor det er både nødvendigt at foretage profilering lovligt for at overholde de grundlæggende rettigheder og afgørende for et effektivt politiarbejde og en effektiv grænseforvaltning. Vejledningen indeholder også praktiske retningslinjer om, hvordan ulovlig profilering kan undgås i forbindelse med politi- og grænseforvaltningsoperationer.
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