The fight against extremism is turning to a fight against freedom

One of the great questions dominating policy in the West is how to combat and prevent terrorism. Some of the ideas have ranged from military action, changes in immigration policies and the prevention of radicalization through methods of communication such as social media.

The latter has been the most focus of most Western governments, especially the spread of extremist ideas over social media. However while the end is important, the means matter. The adoption of certain policies and tools to detect and block extremist content online is rapidly turning into an attack against our freedoms.