G7 nations and internet giants, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, agreed to work together to block the dissemination of extremist Islamist content on line, Italy announced.
AFP
Updated:October 20, 2017, 6:33 PM IST
A 3D printed logo of Twitter and an Islamic State flag are seen in this picture illustration taken on February 18, 2016. Top Western counter-terror chiefs say they need more support from social media companies to detect potential threats, particularly with jihadist attacks increasingly being carried out by home-grown “lone wolves”. (Reuters)
Ischia (Italy): G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of extremist Islamist content on line, Italy announced.
“These are the first steps towards a great alliance in the name of freedom,” Interior Minister Marco Minniti said after a two-day meeting with his Group of Seven counterparts, stressing the importance of the internet for extremist “recruitment, training and radicalisation.”
Officials said the accord aimed at removing jihadist content from the internet within two hours of being posted.
More details awaited
Source: News18