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Hybridisation of Online Threats

Related topic:

Online radicalisation, including minors

Description:

This report outlines insights from multi‑stakeholder workshops at the Trust & Safety Forum on the increasing intersection of different types of harmful online content, including terrorist and violent extremist material (TVEC), child sexual abuse material (CSAM), image‑based sexual abuse (IBSA), disinformation, and misuse of artificial intelligence. The report finds that these harms do not occur in isolation; instead they hybridise and amplify one another, creating complex challenges for digital platforms, policymakers, and civil society. It emphasises that effective responses must be hybrid and rights‑respecting, involving cross‑sector cooperation, shared information systems, inclusion of survivor perspectives, ethical safeguards for technologies like AI, and engagement between large and small tech platforms.

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Language:

English

Date: 

10.03.2026

Proposed by:

PPHS

Source:

Tech Against Terrorism, 2025