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News Media, Thought Pieces & Podcasts

Saltman, Erin. "The Future of Counterterrorism : Evolving Online Tools and Tactics." Raisina Edit: Observer Research Foundation, 21 February 2024. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-future-of-counterterrorism-evolving-online-tools-and-tactics


Stoppable Podcast. Episode 5 : Making 'Smores with Nazis. November 2023. https://stoppablepod.com/episode/making-smores-with-nazis/

In this very special Bonus Episode of Stoppable, host Humera Khan engages in an in-depth conversation with Dr. Erin Saltman, the Director of Programming at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). Dr. Saltman talks about her time embedded in a youth camp in Hungary for the ultra right wing political party Jobbik (designated a “neo-Nazi Party” by the European Jewish Congress).


Saltman, Erin and Micalie Hunt. "Staff Insight on Borderline Content." Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, 29 June 2023. https://gifct.org/2023/06/29/borderline-content-understanding-the-gray-zone/


Issie Lapowsky in conversation with Dr Erin Saltman. "This Big Tech group tried to redefine violent extremism. It got messy." Protocol, 26 July 2021.


Saltman, Erin. "Challenges in Combatting Terrorism and Violent Extremism Online." Lawfare Blog, 11 July 2021. https://www.lawfareblog.com/challenges-combating-terrorism-and-extremism-online

Kosta Lucas in conversation with Dr Erin Saltman. "S1. E1. How Does Counterspeech Prevent Online Extremism." DrawHistory Podcast, 31 May 2021. https://drawhistory.com/podcast/how-does-counterspeech-prevent-online-extremism/


Bickert, Monika and Erin Saltman. “An update on our efforts to combat terrorism online.” Facebook Newsroom, December 20, 2019. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/counterterrorism-efforts-update/


Morrison, John, host. “Erin Saltman: Facebook, Counter Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism.” Talking Terror (podcast). May 8, 2019. https://bit.ly/2YfOFhW


Bob, Yonah Jeremy. “Facebook ups fight against terrorists, hate-mongers: Dr Erin Saltman tells ‘Post’ how 7,500 reviewers deal with questionable comments from 2 billion users.” Jerusalem Post, April 4, 2018. https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Facebook-ups-fight-against-terrorists-hate-mongers-547798


Saltman, Erin. "How young people join violent extremist groups - And how to stop them." TedXGhent, June 2016. https://www.ted.com/talks/erin_marie_saltman_how_young_people_join_violent_extremist_groups_and_how_to_stop_them


Saltman, Erin. “Orlando and Nice attacks: Domestic violence links to radicalisation.” BBC World News, July 22, 2016. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36861840


“Hunting Lone Wolves.” Newsweek (podcast). Episode 2. July 21, 2016. https://www.newsweek.com/newsweeks-foreign-service-podcast-hunting-lone-wolves-terror-nice-attack-baton-482649


Maher, Shiraz, Peter Riddel, Erin Saltman and Rania Hafez. “A good question: Why are young people being radicalised?” Reform Magazine, February 2016. https://www.reform-magazine.co.uk/2016/01/a-good-question-why-are-young-people-being-radicalised/


Saltman, Erin. “Politics, Nation and Identity in the Midst of Hungary’s Refugee Crisis.” Policy Network and republished on UCL Europe Blog, September 15, 2015. https://ucleuropeblog.com/2015/09/22/politics-nation-and-identity-in-the-midst-of-hungarys-refugee-crisis/


Saltman, Erin. “What next for the missing Bethnal Green girls in Syria?” The Telegraph, July 3, 2015. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11717427/What-next-for-the-missing-Bethnal-Green-girls-in-Syria.html


Saltman, Erin. “Behind the Facade: Jobbik’s rebrand is bringing electoral success, but it's true nature isn’t hard to track down.” Policy Network, April 30, 2015.


Saltman, Erin and Jake Barker. “The Institute for Strategic Dialogue on embracing the ‘softer side’ of counter-terrorism.” New World UNA-UK, February 24, 2015. https://una.org.uk/magazine/1-2015/institute-strategic-dialogue-embracing-softer-side-counter-terrorism


Saltman, Erin and Moli Dow. “Islamic State: How foreigners are helped to reach Syria and Iraq.” BBC News - UK, February 24, 2015. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31607728


Saltman, Erin. “Anti-Semitism in Hungary: New Voices for Old Narratives.” Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (formerly Tonly Blair Faith Foundation), January 20, 2015. https://institute.global/policy/anti-semitism-hungary-new-voices-old-narratives


Saltman, Erin. “With the right support, community-led efforts to tackle extremism can succeed.” Left Foot Forward, November 26, 2014. https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/with-the-right-support-community-led-efforts-to-tackle-extremism-can-succeed/


Saltman, Erin. “GCHQ can delete extremist content online all it wants, but it won’t help defeat ISIS.” The Independent, November 7, 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/gchq-can-delete-extremist-content-online-won-t-defeat-isis-9841397.html


Saltman, Erin. “Social Movements v Political Parties in Hungary.” Policy Network, November 6, 2014.


Saltman, Erin. “Hungary has put economic interests above EU solidarity by siding with Russia over reverse gas flows to Ukraine.” LSE Europp Blog, October 7, 2014. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/10/07/hungary-has-put-its-own-economic-interests-above-eu-solidarity-by-siding-with-russia-over-reverse-gas-flows-to-ukraine/


Saltman, Erin. “The ‘extremism asbo’: Time for clarity.” Progress, September 30, 2014. http://archive.progressonline.org.uk/2014/09/30/the-extremism-asbo-time-for-clarity/


Saltman, Erin. “Why are British women leaving the UK to join Isis in Iraq and Syria?” The Independent, September 10, 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/why-are-british-women-leaving-uk-join-isis-iraq-and-syria-9721823.html


Saltman, Erin. “Addressing the Roots of Radicalisation.” Progress, September 8, 2014. http://archive.progressonline.org.uk/2014/09/08/addressing-the-roots-of-radicalisation/


Saltman, Erin. “How polar extremisms fuel and support each other.” Open Democracy, September 4, 2014. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/how-polar-extremisms-fuel-and-support-each-other/


Saltman, Erin. “What is ISIS hoping its abhorrent beheading video will achieve?” CNN News, August 21, 2014. https://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/21/opinion/saltman-syria-isis-video-social-media/index.html


Saltman, Erin. “Ne limitons pas la liberté d’expression sur Internet.” Le Monde, July 21, 2014. https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2014/07/18/ne-limitons-pas-la-liberte-d-expression-sur-internet_4459066_3232.html


Saltman, Erin. “Surveillance bill: Fear should never be used to push through new laws.” Left Foot Forward, July 11, 2014. https://leftfootforward.org/2014/07/surveillance-bill-fear-should-never-be-used-to-push-through-new-laws/


Saltman, Erin. “Online extremism: we need to target causes rather than symptoms.” Left Foot Forward, June 23, 2014. https://leftfootforward.org/2014/06/online-extremism-we-need-to-target-causes-rather-than-symptoms/


Saltman, Erin. “ISIS have used social media to wreak havoc in Iraq and Syria, but we can stop them.” The Independent, June 19, 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/isis-have-used-social-media-wreak-havoc-iraq-and-syria-we-can-stop-them-9542838.html


Saltman, Erin. “Online Right to Be Forgotten: Now We Can All Rewrite History on Google and Facebook.” International Business Times - World News, June 7, 2014. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/online-right-be-forgotten-now-we-can-all-rewrite-history-google-facebook-1451652


Saltman, Erin. “Jihad trending: Analysis of online extremism and how to counter it.” Index on Censorship, May 23, 2014. http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/05/jihad-trending-comprehensive-analysis-online-extremism-counter/


Saltman, Erin. “Commentary for LSE Europp on the Hungarian EP2014 Results.” LSE Europp Blog, May 23, 2014. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/05/26/european-parliament-election-results-our-experts-react/#Ten


Saltman, Erin. “Hungary’s Election: Solidifying the Radical Right.” Policy Network, April 8, 2014.


Saltman, Erin. “Fidesz (Super)Majority? Right and Radical Right Parties Dominate Hungarian Elections.” Visegrad Insight, April 7, 2014. https://visegradinsight.eu/fidesz-supermajority/


Saltman, Erin. “Fidesz have won a clear victory in Hungary’s elections, but their supermajority hangs in the balance.” LSE Europp Blog, April 7, 2014. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/04/07/fidesz-have-won-a-clear-victory-in-hungarys-elections-but-their-supermajority-hangs-in-the-balance/


Saltman, Erin. “Far-Right and Radical Islamists are Finding Common Ground in Homophobia, anti-Semitism and Conspiracy Theories.” Left Foot Forward, March 24, 2014. https://leftfootforward.org/2014/03/relations-between-the-radical-right-and-radical-islam/


Saltman, Erin. “The Independent View: Censorship is not the way forward in countering online extremism.” Liberal Democrat Voice, February 16, 2014. https://www.libdemvoice.org/the-independent-view-censorship-is-not-the-way-forward-in-countering-online-extremism-38241.html


Saltman, Erin. “However unsavoury Jobbik’s views are, Theresa May was right not to ban them.” Left Foot Foward, January 29, 2014. https://leftfootforward.org/2014/01/theresa-may-was-right-not-to-ban-them-from-the-uk/


Saltman, Erin. “Approaching election time: A united opposition, but is it enough?” Policy Network, January 22, 2014.


Saltman, Erin. “Fidesz continues to dominate Hungarian politics ahead of the country’s 2014 elections.” LSE Europp Blog, December 23, 2013. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2013/12/10/fidesz-continues-to-dominate-hungarian-politics-ahead-of-the-countrys-2014-elections/


Saltman, Erin and Lise Herman. “Hungary versus Europe.” Policy Network, July 8, 2013.


Saltman, Erin. ““Together 2014” movement emerges in Hungary.” Policy Network, November 11, 2012.


Saltman, Erin and Philip Köker. “Fieldwork interviews: From phonebooks to fascists.” UCL SSEES Research Blog, November 8, 2012. https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/2012/11/08/fieldwork-interviews-from-phonebooks-to-fascists/


Saltman, Erin. “United or divided: A fractured opposition in Hungary.” Policy Network, October 30, 2012.


Saltman, Erin. “Ki mentheti meg a magyarországi baloldalt?” Amerikai Népszava, January 8, 2012. https://www.nepszava.com/2012/01/magyarorszag/ki-mentheti-meg-a-magyarorszagi-baloldalt.html


Saltman, Erin. “Who Can Save the Left in Hungary?” Transitions Online - TOL, January 6, 2012. https://tol.org/client/article/22923-who-can-save-the-left-in-hungary.html



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