White House Says New Task Force Will Fight Terrorism Online
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/white-house-says-new-task-force-will-fight-terrorism-online/
The White House today announced a new task force aimed at
combating the spread of terrorist networks online. And in
meetings today in Silicon Valley with some of the world's most
powerful companies, government officials are asking the tech
community, once more, for help. The new group, the Countering
Violent Extremism Task Force, will comprise members of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.
The Department of State, meanwhile, will launch a new group
called the Global Engagement Center, which is designed to help
the US government work with partners to spread content online
that counters terrorist propaganda ... In a statement, the White
House confirmed it would be meeting today with Silicon Valley
leaders, reportedly including Apple CEO Tim Cook and
representatives from Twitter, Facebook, and other companies ...
Those same tech companies have not always been so eager or
willing to comply, not only because they want to protect their
users' rights to privacy and free speech, but also because, as
tech companies, they're not adequately equipped to assume the
role of world policeman. That's likely why, according to
Reuters, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said he
doesn't expect any "breakthrough announcements or agreements to
emerge." But this is just one discussion in a long conversation
that will, no doubt, extend well past President Obama's time in
office.
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So long as we have the current leader of the GOP presidential candidates
running around making explicilty racist remarks and calling for bans of
anyone coming to this country of particular religions, nothing -- and I
mean NOTHING -- governments or tech companies can think of or implement
can possible reduce the immense terrorist propaganda value that Donald
Trump himself represents for terrorists around the globe.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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