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Tech firms and government officials met to discuss online counter-terrorism tactics (Photo: FreedomHouse2)

Internet giants discuss jihad with EU ministers

High ranking officials from Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft met with EU interior ministers and the European Commission at a private dinner in Luxembourg to discuss ways to counter online jihadist propaganda.

The following morning, on Thursday (9 October), EU commissioner for home affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said the Internet firms explained how they co-ordinate efforts to stop the Islamic State (IS) from uploading decapitation videos.

“It was especially them who spoke and h...

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Tech firms and government officials met to discuss online counter-terrorism tactics (Photo: FreedomHouse2)

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