The TCO regulation came into force more than two years ago. Soon after, the FRISCO (Fighting Terrorist Content Online) project was launched to support micro and small tech platforms in their content moderation and compliance efforts. Since then, the FRISCO Project has successfully provided support through information, tools, training, best practice materials, collaboration and research.

To celebrate and ensure its continued success, the FRISCO project held its final two-day conference in Brussels on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 October 2024. This event aimed to open new streams of cooperation and practice by bringing together experts and practitioners from different fields (EU officials, policy makers, law enforcement, regulators, tech sector representatives, academics, researchers, NGOs, etc.) to discuss strategies to curb online terror. The focus was on bridging the gaps between policy, practice, law enforcement and research, as well as between the different components of P/CVE (Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism) at EU level.

This final event brought together a diverse group of experts, stakeholders and practitioners to discuss the pressing issues surrounding terrorist content online. Over two days, participants engaged in thoughtful discussions and shared insights on the evolving threat landscape, the role of tech platforms, and the need for collaborative approaches to counter terrorist content and radicalisation online. The conference welcomed over 87 participants representing 63 organisations over the two days. Over the course of 5 sessions, 28 speakers took to the stage for a total of 14 presentations and 2 panel discussions.

Following their insightful contributions which made the event a success, we would like to extend our warmest thanks to all our participants and speakers, listed in alphabetical order: Dr. Dimitra CHONDROGIANNI (Greek E-Commerce Association, ALLIES), Diarmuid COEN (Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland), Anne CRAANEN (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), Anna DE MARCHI (European Commission, DG CNECT), Stéphane DUGUIN (CyberPeace Institute), Dr. Julia EBNER (University of Oxford, Violent Extremism Lab), Lydia EL-KHOURI (Textgain), Hadelin FERONT (META), Yolanda GALLEGO-CASILDA GRAU (European Commission, DG HOME), Arda GERKENS (ATKM, Netherlands), Yann LESCOP (Point de Contact), Dr. Beatriz LOPES BUARQUE (London School of Economics), Charlotte MARIEN (European Commission, DG HOME), Louise MELOY (Tech Against Terrorism), Lucile PETIT (Arcom, France), Yolina PETROVA (Identrics), Dr. Erin SALTMAN (Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, GIFCT), Dr. Christina SCHORI LIANG (Geneva Centre for Security Policy, GSCP), Andrew STANIFORTH (SAHER, Tech Against Terrorism Europe), Fabian WICHMANN (EXIT Germany), Cecilia ZAPPALA (Youtube).

You can find the full report below, and find all the information relating to the conference on the dedicated webpage.

Report & Conclusions