Feds Will Commit up to $1.9 Million in Funding to ‘Combat Online Terrorist’ Content

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the Canadian media at Canada House, in London on Sept. 18, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

The federal government announced that it would be committing up to $1.9 million in funding to “combat online terrorist and violent extremist content,” according to an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 20.

“We need to confront the rise of hate and violent extremism,” said Trudeau in a tweet. “At the Christchurch Call Summit, I announced that Canada will fund a new tool that helps small and medium-size online platforms better identify and counter content related to terrorism and violent extremism.”