Following the arrest of radical preacher Anjem Choudary, it has emerged that many of his videos are still available online. Many of his followers can still view videos via YouTube and Google searches. Videos including calls for fellow Muslims to take up arms to fight non-believers, the glorification of Isis, demands for Sharia law across the world and many more have not been taken down.
Counterterrorism experts say the revelation is alarming because Choudary, was extremely successful in using the internet to spears his messages of hate. Until Tuesday 16th August, he was not subjected to sanctions by internet companies. Twitter deactivated his account which had over 30,000 followers. It is said some videos on YouTube might have been uploaded again after the company removed them. The former head of counterterrorism at Scotland Yard, Richard Walton said “There should be some way of restricting behaviour that is not necessarily criminal but is clearly on the cusp, is grossly antisocial and grossly offensive.”