The Islamic State & Media Law True Threats, Incitement, & Social Media Liability.
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The Islamic State & Media Law
True Threats, Incitement, & Social Media Liability.
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True Threats: ISIS Hit list
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The ISIS Definition of “Manslaughter”
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True Threats• 1. ISIS: 90,000 social media posts per day glorify crimes
against humanity• First Amendment does not protect “true threats”: A
threat that a reasonable person would interpret as a real and serious communication of an intent to inflict harm. Persons who make true threats are liable for criminal prosecution.
• The Twitter Rules (soft law) follow First Amendment Standard: Users may not publish or post direct, specific threats of violence against others.”
• Violation of the law of Google, YouTube or Twitter carries no penalties.
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ISIS Digital Propaganda Machine• 2. Surveillance: World governments want social
media companies: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, remove sophisticated digital propaganda operations of ISIS.
• US governmental surveillance of ISIS social media warranted under FISA & PATRIOT Act (allow roving wiretaps of terrorist suspects).
• Catch 22: Politicians and parents want to shut down ISIS social media sites, intelligence services want to track and monitor them.
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Denis Cuspert, German Rapper, “Deso Dogg,” Muslim Convert, ISIS Social Media Recruiter Killed in
Syria.
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Recruited German Youth for ISIS, declared “Global Terrorist,” Killed in Syria by US strike (2015).
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Douglas McCain, Minnesota: Aspiring rapper: “I’m with the Brothers Now,” killed in Syria
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Troy Kastigar (MN): Somalia is the real Disneyland: Killed 2009
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Killed in Somalia (Fought with Al-Shabbab, Al Qaida affiliate)
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Australian Model, JAMA (D.J): Pro-ISIS Social Media Postings
• Disappeared & Surfaced in Fallujah, Iraq. Killed in Syria fighting for ISIS.
• Part of Australian contingent ( 54) of Jihadist foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria.
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Australian Model, JAMA (D.J): Pro-ISIS Social Media Postings
• Disappeared & Surfaced in Fallujah, Iraq. Killed in Syria fighting for ISIS.
• Part of Australian contingent ( 54) of Jihadist foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria.
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Mohammed Khan, Illinois
Khan 19, travelling with 17 year-old sister & 16 year-old brother to join ISIS. Brain washed on their cell phones?
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Canadian, Damian Clairmont, 22 killed in Syria (2014)
“Parents must resist the urge to blame others and do what they can to address extremist propaganda with their children” Mother.
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British ISIS Fighters Killed by RAF Drone
Reyaad KhanRuhul Amin
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Tech company liability for harms caused by ISIS Social Media Content
• 3. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (1996) immunizes social media platforms from liability for results of ISIS recruiting (deaths).
• CDA protects: “interactive computer service providers” which are classified as distributors not producers or editors of content.
• They are like libraries and bookstores. They cannot be held liable for the content of the books they carry.
• Conclusion: “Speech” that is integral to the commission of crimes against humanity is not protected . International law may tolerate the intolerant, it does not tolerate the intolerable.
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Incitement to Violence
• 4. The First Amendment does not protect incitement to violence (Brandenburg v. Ohio, U.S v. Cheeser (South Park Mohammed in bear costume case, 2010).
• Zachary Cheeser posted addresses of South Park creators and threatened them with imminent violence and death. Convicted in Federal Court.
• Does international law tolerate the intolerant and the intolerable?
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
• These rights are exercisable in real space and cyberspace.• Is ISIS Covered by Universal Declaration? Does
international law tolerate the intolerant and the intolerable?
• No! Speech that is integral to the commission of crimes against humanity is not protected .