EU Internet Referral Unit Transparency Report 2023

This is the seventh edition of the Transparency Report of the European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU). The report provides a factual snapshot of the EU IRU’s activities in the area of prevention in 2023. It includes the sum of the Unit’s activities aimed at reducing public access to terrorist content online (TCO). The prevention activities of the EU IRU are focused on three areas of work: TCO monitoring and analysis, referrals, and public-private partnerships. The activities in these areas are highlighted in this report.

In addition, the report outlines the EU IRU’s activities in support of the implementation of the Regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online, which was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in June 2021 and became applicable in all EU Member States on 7 June 2022.

Cite this publication: Europol (2025), 2023 EU IRU Transparency Report, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.