Facebook wants to be ‘a hostile environment for terrorists’
Facebook has reportedly vowed to become “a hostile environment for terrorists,” after British Prime Minister Theresa May pointed to the internet as a “safe space” for radicalization to spread.
The United Kingdom's leader's comments came the day after terrorists struck London Bridge, killing at least seven and injuring scores more with knives and a truck.
"We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed, yet that is precisely what the internet and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide," May said in a statement Sunday, calling for international collaboration in implementing new cyberspace regulations that would “prevent the spread of extremist and terrorism planning.”
Read more here: thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/336302-facebook-wants-to-be-a-hostile-environment-for-terrorists
They better became this a long time ago...
If Facebook is so concerned about being a safe space for radicalism, why are they waiting until something bad happens to do something about it? This is nothing more than a PR move.