ISD Global’s Ciaran O’Connor explains how decentralised platforms are being used to store and spread extremist content, along with the difficulties presented in tackling this content. Efforts to manage extremist content online have come to a head in recent months, as governments and organisations move to curb its growth. Towards the end of 2022, Europol and 13 EU member states – including Ireland – conducted an international operation to flag far-right extremist and terrorist content online, resulting in 831 detected items across 34 platforms. The European Commission also ramped up efforts in January, ordering 22 member states to take extra...