There has been an unprecedented 12-fold increase in hateful social media content being referred to specialist police officers since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, according to the UK’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit.

Once focused on propaganda shared by the Islamic State group (IS) and the fall-out online following UK-based attacks, much of the unit’s focus has shifted to assessing whether hateful and extreme social media posts breach anti-terror legislation.

The team says it has received more than 2,700 referrals from the public - shared via an online form - since Hamas attacked Israel, and Israel launched waves of air strikes on the Gaza Strip in return.

It is a spike in hate that leaves young Britons increasingly exposed to radicalisation by algorithm.

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  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Which is kind of infuriating in it’s own way since Hamas are hardly an unwilling underdog, their leaders literally rob Gaza’s resources to the point that several Hamas leaders are billionaires, when Iran is throwing all the weapons they can at you, what’s the point of tax revenue except to be pocketed? To improve the standard of living for your constituents and develop the infrastructure of the territory you’re governing? That’s Israeli agent talk!

    These guys are no david, they’re the rock Iran pretending to be David is throwing at Israel along with Hezbollah and now the Houthi rebel factions, and all of them are more than willing to force their people into the side of the rock that’ll make impact if they think it’ll hit Israel harder.

    • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Agreed. They show no more care for Gazan civilians than the IDF. Might actually be less, tough to say through the fog of war.