Researcher Online Account and Content Takedowns
A survey to better understand how researchers focusing on terrorism and extremism have been impacted by tech and social media and storage site companies taking down accounts and content that has violated their Terms of Service.

A study conducted by Aaron Y. Zelin who is a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University, the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and the founder of Jihadology.
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Name *
Institutional Email Address *
Employer *
What Field? *
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Career Level *
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How many years have you been using primary sources to research/study terrorist and/or extremist groups? *
What type of terrorist or extremist movement(s) do you focus on? *
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Have you ever had one of your accounts or content you stored in the cloud taken down?
When (date) was the first time one of your accounts was taken down? *
Which platforms have you been taken down from? *
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How many times have your accounts been taken down overall? And if possible list the number by platforms too. *
Why do you think your account or content was taken down?
Please comment on your experience of recovering your accounts, including differences between platforms where relevant?
Has this harmed your work, your ability to collaborate with others, or share information to inform the public? If so, how?
Do you think this issue has gotten worse over time?
What needs to be done to fix this problem for researchers?
How do you see this issue going forward and what do you worry about the most?
Any other thoughts/comments you wish to share?
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