Leveraging technology • Significantly improving the speed at which Forum members identify and remove content from their platforms. Industry recognise the importance of removing material as quickly as possible. They are committed to finding new ways to detect and remove content and have expressed their ambition to use machine learning and other innovative technical solutions to make progress, whilst protecting freedom of speech. Members of the GIFCT will also focus on the removal of legacy material and ensure previously identified terrorist material is not re-uploaded on their platforms. • Pursuing the development of technical tools in order to ensure that individuals tempted by violent extremism are not exposed to content that reinforces their extremist inclination. Knowledge Sharing and Best Practice • Working with smaller platforms to ensure they cannot be exploited by terrorists by sharing knowledge and best practice, including by: o Setting out minimum industry standards on the prohibition of terrorist content in Terms of Service, including the ability to receive reports and take action and the development of reporting standards. The founding members of the Forum will support smaller companies in meeting these standards. o Driving improvement across 25 sites most commonly used by terrorists, and extending the hash sharing database to as many companies as possible in order to support efforts to identify and remove new and legacy material. o Holding workshops spanning three continents in Jakarta, Brussels and New York to share best practice and aiming to reach 50 companies. • Expanding support for civil society organisations by providing services and knowledge from Forum members to give civil society organisations the practical tools to deliver effective counter and alternative-narratives and help them expand their global reach. Research • Building on existing efforts, the founding members of the Forum have made a multi-million dollar commitment to support research that improves the response of industry to terrorist abuse of the internet working with academic and research institutions around the world to identify underresearched areas and opportunities to build a deeper understanding of how companies, governments and civil society can better tackle online radicalisation.