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Full Form of CTIRU

Full Form: Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit
Category: Governmental
Sub Category: Governmental

What is CTIRU Full Form?

CTIRU full form is Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit.

What is Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit?

Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) was set up in 2010 by ACPO to remove unlawful terrorist material content from the Internet, with a specific focus on UK based material. CTIRU works with internet platforms to identify content which breaches their terms of service and requests that they remove the content on a voluntary basis. CTIRU also compile a list of URLs for material hosted outside the UK which are blocked on networks of the public estate.

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Full Form of CTIRU

Full Form: Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit
Category: Internet
Sub Category: Governmental

What is CTIRU Full Form?

CTIRU is full form Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit

What is Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit?

The Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) was set up in 2010 by ACPO (and run by the Metropolitan Police) to remove unlawful terrorist material content from the Internet with a focus on UK based material. CTIRU works with internet platforms to identify content which breaches their terms of service and requests that they remove the content on a voluntary basis. CTIRU also compile a list of URLs for material hosted outside the UK which are blocked on networks of the public estate.

While action taken to remove content from sites is presumed to be done under website "Terms of Service" (thus requests are unlikely to be clearly reflected in corporate transparency reports) the Home Office definitively refers to all of the removed content as being "illegal".