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Facebook draws criticism for failing to expose conversation of Lee Rigby killer's planned attack conducted on its network

on Nov 25, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

An investigation into intelligence agency practices in the run-up to fusilier Lee Rigby’s murder has found that a conversation of the killer discussing how he would carry out the attack went unnoticed on Facebook.

Michael Adebowale discussed his “desire to murder a soldier in the most explicit and emotive manner” on the social network before violently attacking Lee Rigby with his accomplice Michael Adebolajo at Woolwich barracks on 22 May 2013, according to the Telegraph.

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) on Tuesday criticised major tech firms, such as Facebook, for not allowing intelligence agencies access to data which could prevent terrorist Read full story ›

Source: The Drum