Shared Vocabulary: Labels

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IFTAS and the SW-ISAC use the following labels and definitions to label actors, behaviour, and content. Click each label to see its definition, guidance, and example community rules. Labels are sourced from the Trust & Safety Glossary of Terms from DTSP.

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Labels #

account-takeover
apt
astroturfing
brigading
catfishing
content-and-conduct-related-risk
coordinated-inauthentic-behaviour
copyright-infringement
counterfeit
cross-platform-abuse
csam
csea
defamation
dehumanisation
disinformation
doxxing
explicit-content
farming
glorification-of-violence
hate-speech
impersonation
incitement
misinformation
ncii
online-harassment
phishing
service-abuse
sock-puppet
sextortion
spam
synthetic-media
troll
tvec
violent-threat
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