01007nam a2200145 4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200013200056330052600188461007300714606001500787606001200802606002800814700001900842377021 a20180228u y0pory50 ba aeng aTerror won’t kill the privacy staretackling terrorism propaganda online in a data protection compliant mannerfJan Ellermann aReacting to a series of terrorist attacks, the European Union has tasked Europol to establish an Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) to counter terrorist propaganda. The political statement entailed a clear commitment to fundamental rights including data protection. This paper analyses the present and future applicable legal bases and elaborates on challenges connected to the practical implementation of the EU IRU. It also explains why Europol is often referred to as “the most controlled police agency in the world”. cTrierdDecember 2016vV. 17, nº 4tERA Forumx1612-3093pp. 555-582 aTERRORISMO aEUROPOL aPROTECÇÃO DOS DADOS aEllermannbJan