Britain's New Spy Chief Says Some U.S. Hi-Tech Firms Are Aiding Terrorism (Update)

Top UK Spy: Twitter, Facebook Are Jihadi 'Command And Control Networks' -- CSM

Robert Hannigan called on US Internet giants to do more to help fight the militants using their networks to recruit new members abroad. The companies' cooperation has dropped off since Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks became public.

In the latest warning from European officials concerned with online recruiting of fighters for extremist groups like Islamic State, the new director of Britain’s surveillance agency said social media have become “the command and control networks of choice for terrorists.” He also said that US-based technology companies must work more closely with security and law enforcement agencies worldwide.

GCHQ director Robert Hannigan’s comments highlight the tension between government intelligence and Internet privacy more than a year after US contractor Edward Snowden leaked evidence of US and British government surveillance.

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More News On Britain's New Spy Chief Saying That Some U.S. Tech Firms Are Aiding Terrorism

Facebook and Twitter Are ‘Command-and-Control Networks’ for Terrorists -- Time
UK spy chief says Web is command center for terror -- AP
GCHQ chief accuses US tech giants of becoming terrorists' 'networks of choice' -- The Guardian
British Intelligence Official Says U.S. Tech Companies Offer Terrorists ‘Networks of Choice’ -- NYT
British spy chief demands more access to Twitter, Facebook to thwart attacks -- Reuters
Britain's Spy Chief Says US Tech Firms Aid Terrorism -- The Telegraph
UK spy chief says big tech firms must help combat terror -- CNN
British spy chief: tech firms are terrorist targets -- UPI
Tech groups aid terror, says UK spy chief -- Financial Times
GCHQ Chief Says Social Media Aids Terrorists -- SKY News
Social media websites aid terrorism, claims GCHQ chief -- HITC Tech
British spy chief: Tech firms aiding terrorism -- The Hill
GCHQ's Robert Hannigan says tech firms 'in denial' on extremism -- BBC
Internet firms ‘in denial’ over terror role, warns GCHQ -- Channel 4
GCHQ chief: Tech firms 'in denial about online terrorism' -- ITV News
Web firms 'in denial' on terrorism -- Daily Mail/Press Association
Tech companies 'in denial' over use by extremists: senior UK spy -- AFP
GCHQ, terrorists, and the internet: What are the issues? -- BBC
Spy Chiefs Launch Operation Social Media -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
How terrorists are using social media -- The Telegraph

My Comment: This is a big story that is finally getting the media attention that it deserves.

Update: This is very revealing .... Isis and Jihadi Terrorists 'Post 90 Tweets Every Minute' to Spread Propaganda -- IBTimes