A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa, Syria on June 29, 2014 in a still image taken from video produced by the student group 7Strong. REUTERS/STRINGER/7STRONG
Reuters: U.S. looks to Facebook, private groups to battle online extremism
The U.S. government, acknowledging its limited success in combating Islamic extremist messaging, is recruiting tech companies, community organizations and educational groups to take the lead in disrupting online radicalization.
The change in strategy, which took a step forward on Wednesday when the Justice Department convened a meeting with social media firms including Facebook Inc, Twitter and Alphabet Inc's Google , comes despite what critics say is scant evidence on the effectiveness of such efforts.
The meeting was “a recognition that the government is ill-positioned and ill-equipped to counter ISIS online,” Seamus Hughes, deputy director of George Washington University's Program on Extremism, said after attending the event, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.
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WNU Editor: This is causing blow-back. I guess this also explains why Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg has 16 bodyguards at his home .... Mark Zuckerberg hired 16 bodyguards to protect him at home (Page Six).
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