A new report, called ‘Counter-terrorism in the NHS’, by Warwick University has found that four NHS mental health trusts subject patients to blanket screening for radicalisation. Others trusts reported that they screen only those they have specific concerns about. Significantly, the report found that some individuals have been referred to the Prevent programme by NHS staff … [Read more...] about Report finds some individuals have been referred to Prevent by National Health Service staff for watching Arabic TV or going on pilgrimage to Mecca
Mark Rowley
UK counter-terror chief warns tech and social media firms must do more to combat increasing threat of ‘remote radicalisation’
Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer, Mark Rowley, has said that technology and social media firms are lacking in commitment to tackle the online terrorist threat, and are therefore allowing extremists to act with impunity. He also criticised major communication service providers for their failure to take action against extremists, as so far they have not made a single … [Read more...] about UK counter-terror chief warns tech and social media firms must do more to combat increasing threat of ‘remote radicalisation’