A tool has been released by the UK government which they say can accurately detect and block online jihadist content.

The government put 600,000 pounds of public funding towards the software, which was developed by a London-based artificial intelligence company.

ASI Data Science says the technology can accurately detect 94% of jihadist video uploads, which would then be flagged to alert a human, although critics who advocate for an ‘open internet’ say there is potential for the flagging of false positives.