The conference brought together relevant actors in countering the terrorist use of the internet, in particular the diverse stakeholders involved in implementing the EU’s Terrorist Content Online (TCO) regulation.

Representatives from Member State Competent Authorities shared their perspectives and best practices. The conference served as an opportunity to examine practical issues surrounding the implementation of the TCO regulation.

This event was held under the high-patronage of Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the Assemblée Nationale.

Participants were briefed on the TATE project and its aims in supporting hosting service providers (HSPs) align their counterterrorism response with the EU Regulation on the dissemination of terrorist content online.

The conference covered:

1. Implementation of the TCO and Definitions of Terrorist Content

2. Threat Assessment: Trends in violent extremist use of the internet and what online regulation should capture next

3. How the TCO Interacts with the Wider Regulatory Landscape

SPEAKERS

• David Scharia, United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate

• Éric Bothorel, MP, Assemblée Nationale

• Major Jean-Baptiste Baldo, Commandant de Police, Head of PHAROS

• Paul Schmite, French Digital Ambassador (Conseiller de l'Ambassadeur pour le Numérique)

• José J. Durán Martín, Head of Unit, Intelligence Center Against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO)

• Jakub Rybnikar, Council for Media Services (Slovak Competent Authority)

• Friederike Wegener, Policy Officer, European Commission

• Anna De Marchi, Policy Officer, European Commission

• Adam Hadley, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism

• Professor Maura Conway, Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies, Dublin City University and Coordinator of VOX-Pol

• Professor Stuart Macdonald, Director of the Cyber Threats Research Centre, Swansea University and Coordinator of VOX-Pol

• Isabelle Arnson, Senior Policy Analyst and Lead, Tech Against Terrorism Europe

• Laurence Binder, Co-founder of JOS Project & Associate Fellow Global Network on Extremism and Technology (Gnet)

• Sophia Rothut, Research Associate and PhD Candidate, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)

Please note: Registration does not guarantee participation to the event. We will be in contact directly to confirm your attendance.

Following the event, we will be hosting a cocktail hour from 17:00 - 20:30 for speakers and attendees in walking distance from the event location. Details will be shared following confirmation of your registration.