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Boko Haram Is Likely Perpetrator in Nigerian Attack
September 20, 2017
Nigerian security officials and international non-governmental organizations report that two female suicide bombers, most likely part of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, perpetrated a terror attack in the ongoing jihadi effort to impose sharia law throughout Nigeria.
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Boko Haram Causes Widespread Child Displacement
September 20, 2017
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports that the sustained militant terror campaign waged by Islamist jihadi group Boko Haram has led to a massive child displacement crisis for over 1.4 million Nigerian children and an estimated quarter-million more in neighboring West African countries.
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May Threatens Fines for Tech Giants over Terror Content
September 20, 2017
Politico reports that, at a meeting she is co-hosting at the UN General Assembly this week, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will threaten to fine social media companies that fail to remove content promoting terrorism from their online platforms within two hours of its posting.
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UK Is Top Consumer of Jihadist Content in EU
September 20, 2017
According to researchers at the UK think tank Policy Exchange, Britain is the largest consumer in the EU of online content from jihadist groups inspired by the Islamic State (IS), raising red flags in the struggle by British government officials and tech giants to halt the online radicalization of would-be perpetrators of terrorist acts in the country.
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UK Commission Proposes Voting Ban over Politician "Abuse"
September 20, 2017
The Guardian reports that a recent submission from the UK's Electoral Commission to a committee studying the intimidation of politicians has proposed a potential voting ban for those found guilty of "abusive behaviour in relation to candidates and campaigners."
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