Week 28 :Story 56 - Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft team up to tackle extremist content

Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft team up to tackle extremist content

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/05/facebook-twitter-google-microsoft-terrorist-extremist-content

This story is about how Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have pledged to work together to identify and remove extremist content on their platforms through an information-sharing initiative.

• “We are interested in exploring all options with you for how to deal with the growing threat of terrorists and other malicious actors using technology, including encrypted technology,” said a briefing document released before the secretive summit.
• “Are there technologies that could make it harder for terrorists to use the internet to mobilize, facilitate, and operationalize?”
• We are happy to see this development. It’s long overdue,” he said, explaining that he has been in conversations with Facebook and Microsoft since January.

I believe that it is a good idea for these massive institutions to team up as they all have a common goal which is to make their content safe for their users.