Terms and Definitions

Praise

defined as any of the following:

• Language that speaks positively

  • E.g., “Those Al-Qaeda terrorists are very honorable!”

• Providing a sense of achievement

  • E.g., “Osama bin Laden is a martyr.”

• Justifying or legitimizing hateful, violent, or criminal conduct

  • E.g., “Hitler did nothing wrong.”

• Aligning oneself ideologically with an entity or event

  • E.g., “I stand with Elmer Rhodes.”

Advocating for

defined as any of the following:

• An action that financially benefits an entity in any way

  • E.g., “Donate to the Nazi party!”

• An action that provides material support to an entity or event

  • E.g., “Send care packages to this address to show our support for Ghislaine Maxwell”

• A call to action

  • E.g., “Contact the Wagner Group at this number to help the war effort! - (XXX) XXX-XXXX”

• Recruiting or or on behalf of

  • E.g., “If you want to fight for the special operation, DM me”

• Providing information or resources, including official communications, either directly, through a third party or on behalf of

  • E.g., Directly quoting a designated entity without caption that condemns, neutrally discusses or is part of a news story

Praise

defined as any of the following:

• Language that speaks positively

  • E.g., “Those Al-Qaeda terrorists are very honorable!”

• Providing a sense of achievement

  • E.g., “Osama bin Laden is a martyr.”

• Justifying or legitimizing hateful, violent, or criminal conduct

  • E.g., “Hitler did nothing wrong.”

• Aligning oneself ideologically with an entity or event

  • E.g., “I stand with Elmer Rhodes.”

Threaten

defined as any of the following:

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• Stating that you are a member of, or are

  • E.g., “I am an enforcer for El Chapo.”

• Creating a Community, Chapter, Profile, or other Unpress entity that claims to be owned by a prohibited entity or individual, is run on their behalf, or represents a prohibited event

  • E.g., A community named “American Nazi Party.”

  • E.g., A profile dedicated to luring people into a dangerous organization

Brigading

When an orchestrated group of people flood target a story, a specific person or a persons comment in order to influence or damage its reputation. This can be through leaving disparaging comments, or attempting to influence the ratings and scoring of stories, perspectives, comments or user profiles.

Doxing or Outing

Exposes private personal information about a person or group of persons without their consent. Private personal information includes, but is not limited to:

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• a bomb threat

• murder

• hostage situation

• false report of a mental health emergency, such as reporting that a person is allegedly suicidal or homicidal and may or may not be armed

Brigading

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Human Trafficking

Our definition of Human Trafficking is based on the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) definition, with small modifications. See below.

Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It is essentially the deprivation of liberty for profit by forcing victims to engage in activities against their will. This is a global problem that can affect any community and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality. Traffickers have many strategies to lure victims into trafficking situations. These might include: violence, manipulation, false promises of well-paying jobs, romantic relationships, and extortion.

Language barriers, fear of their traffickers, and/or fear of law enforcement frequently keep victims from seeking help, making human trafficking a hidden crime. Traffickers look for people who are easy targets for a variety of reasons, including: Psychological or emotional vulnerability, Economic hardship, Lack of a social safety net, Natural disasters, Political instability, War.

Dangerous Organizations and Individuals

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