The Associated Press is reporting that Britain is seeking the assistance of ISPs and technology companies to help stop the online distribution of terrorist propaganda.
According to The Guardian:
The prime minister also set out measures to counter the influence of radical fundamentalists in Britain’s schools, universities, mosques, youth clubs and prisons, as well as on the internet.
The Independent is reporting that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will hold talks with internet service providers and global technology companies on blocking online incitement of terror.
The Prime Minister’s official statement phrased the meetings as targeting a theme that has been raised on this blog many times before:
The Home Secretary is inviting the largest global technology and internet companies to work together to ensure that our best technical expertise is galvanised to counter online incitement to hatred.
We will want to watch how this initiative evolves.
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