London’s “Met[ropolitan Police] says the scheme, known as #ProjectAlpha, helps fight serious violence, with the intelligence gathered identifying offenders and securing the removal of videos glorifying stabbings and shootings from platforms such as YouTube.” https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/06/met-police-operation-secretly-monitors-children-online

#ProjectAlpha targets serious gang violence allegedly inspired by social media and can lead to the removal of music videos like #drill tracks.

It’s mass #surveillance of kids, likely targeting and impacting the livelihoods of young people of colour.

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https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Project_Alpha