Episode 9: Disrupting Online Terrorism

How can we disrupt terrorist organisations online? Are social media platforms doing enough? How can CSOs, NGOs and analysts help?

In this episode we are joined by Anne Craanen from Tech Against Terrorism to discuss disrupting online terrorism.

Anne Craanen is Senior Research Analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, researching Islamist terrorism, violent far-right extremism, the role of gender in terrorism, and counterterrorism policies. She also concentrates on OSINT analysis and has a background in social network analysis. She is the policy lead on the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP), a platform developed by Tech Against Terrorism that alerts terrorist content to tech companies when found on their platforms. She previously worked for Artis International, Dataminr, and the ICSR as well as holds an MA in International Conflict Studies from King's College London and an MSc from UCL in Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism.