Social media giants and G7 countries are joining forces to bring down radical Islamist internet content as quickly as possible, they announced on Friday.
A two-day meeting in Italy resulted in an agreement that the companies and member countries would work together to remove jihadi propaganda within two hours of its posting across various social media platforms.
“These are the first steps towards a great alliance in the name of freedom,” Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said, according to AFP news agency. He said the internet was a vital arena for the “recruitment, training and radicalization” of potential extremists.
“Our enemies are moving at the speed of a tweet, and we need to counter them just as quickly,” U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said.
ISIS managed to spread its brand across the world by using social media, attracting potential jihadis to its cause and gaining notoriety through a series of horrific execution videos and propaganda releases. – READ MORE
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