Europol's Internet Referral Unit, organised a tabletop exercise with EU states' law enforcement authorities, third countries and online service providers on 11 September in The Hague, aiming to develop an EU-led voluntary mechanism to enable a coordinated response to the cross-border abuse of the internet in the context of violent extremism.

The initiative was inspired by the frequent terror attacks, including the one in March in Christchurch, New Zealand, that highlighted the need for a coor...