EU to curb phone costs, set up emergency alert system
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to limit prices for phone calls and text messages between EU countries and to set up an alert system during natural disasters or terror attacks.
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Using social media to weaken the wrath of terror attacks
Governments and police forces around the world need to beware of the harm caused by mass and social media following terror events. In a new report, leading counter-terrorism experts from around the world—including Michigan ...
Terrorism studies and the struggle for primary data
From the 1980s to the present day, many of the field's most influential scholars have lamented that a majority of articles rely on literature review-based methodologies and do not present any new, first-hand insights. Instead ...
Method predicts reliable patterns in violent events occurring within wars and terrorism
A new paper written by academics at Royal Holloway and George Washington University, predicts reliable patterns in violent events occurring within wars and terrorism, regardless of geography, ethnicity and religion.
Study provides fuller picture of the human cost from terrorist attacks
Terrorist attacks injure far more people than they kill, leaving victims with lost limbs, hearing loss, respiratory disease, depression and other issues. But little research has measured the impact of that damage beyond the ...
Toronto shooting—the psychology of loss, fear and identity
Canada, July 22, 2018—"Greektown" in Toronto, another area of Canada affected by violence.
Study of Google search histories reveals relationship between anti-Muslim and pro-ISIS sentiment in U.S.
A trio of researchers from Duke University and the University of California has found that Google search data can offer insights into the relationship between anti-Muslim and pro-ISIS sentiment in the U.S. In their paper ...
France to beef up emergency alert system on social media
France's Interior Ministry announced plans on Tuesday to beef up its emergency alert system to the public across social media.
Emergency 911 technology struggles to keep up with the times
High school students hiding from the gunman in Parkland, Florida, were forced to whisper in calls to 911 for fear of tipping off their location. Others texted friends and family who then relayed information to emergency dispatchers ...
Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion'
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for "promotion of terrorism" since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform "an undesirable place" to call for violence.
