Criticism of social media

Calls for a law banning political Islam

IS fighters Politicians are faced with the question: how can we remove the breeding ground for Islamism?

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The SPÖ and also the FPÖ want a ban law. The Ministry of the Interior believes that the current legal situation is sufficient.

After the cancellation of three concerts, politicians see a need for legal action. A ban law against political Islam is needed - that is the message from SPÖ-NÖ leader Sven Hergovich. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl also sees such a prohibition law as a necessity.

Hergovich's point of criticism: especially in social media, hate preachers are difficult to remove from digital traffic. "Calls for terrorism and IS symbols are prohibited. The ideology behind them can be advertised legally. The advertising of TikTok videos that promote the caliphate and incite hatred against infidels and women's rights must be banned."

Would make it more difficult to recruit new followers
A law banning radical Islamism would make it much more difficult to recruit new followers on social media, says Hergovich. His party leader Andreas Babler wants to convene a round table with politicians and experts with the aim of preventing "extremist content on the internet". "We need laws here so that platforms can block hate preachers." The Ministry of the Interior counters that there are already extensive legal provisions in place to take action against religiously motivated extremist links.