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Tech giants say they’ll do more to curb the spread of extremist content online

on Mar 30, 2017 | 0 comments

By Lisa Lacy

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have reportedly agreed to create “technical tools to identify and remove terrorist propaganda” after meeting with UK home secretary Amber Rudd who had publicly criticized the privacy policies of such players earlier this week.

According to The Telegraph, the tech giants said they would consider options for a cross-industry forum to accelerate the removal of extremist content online.

Rudd invited executives from these companies to a meeting at the Home Office after last week’s Westminster Jihadist attack raised questions about what role tech companies should Read full story ›

Source: The Drum