Rudd to give terror warning to tech giants

The Home Secretary will warn internet giants that terrorists are misusing their platforms when she visits Silicon Valley today.

Amber Rudd will challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google to do more to remove extremist content.

Major technology organisations have repeatedly faced calls to step up efforts to detect and take down terrorismrelated videos and web pages, and pressure for fresh action has intensified after Britain was hit by a flurry of attacks. The companies have launched the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism to seek out technical solutions and draw up “counter-narratives”. 0 Amber Rudd will challenge the big internet firms

Speaking at the forum’s inaugural meeting in San Francisco, Ms Rudd will emphasise that more needs to be done and the terrorism threat cannot be downplayed.

“Terrorists and extremists have sought to misuse your platforms to spread their hateful messages,” Ms Rudd is expected to say.