France ask social networks to help tackle terror
THE French interior minister has asked Google, Facebook and Twitter to work directly with French officials during investigations and to immediately remove terrorist propaganda when authorities alert them to it.
“We emphasised that when an investigation is under way we don’t want to go through the usual government to government channels, which can take so long,” said French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Friday after meeting representatives from the US technology giants. “It’s important to have full co-operation and a quick reaction,” he added.
Cazeneuve’s one-day visit to San Francisco and Silicon Valley comes weeks after terrorist attacks in Paris left 20 people dead, including three gunmen.
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