Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube team up to fight terrorism online

In a move that was foreshadowed last week in a public message from YouTube, several internet giants, including Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube, have announced the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.

"The spread of terrorism and violent extremism is a pressing global problem and a critical challenge for us all," reads part of a statement posted on Twitter policy blog. "We believe that by working together, sharing the best technological and operational elements of our individual efforts, we can have a greater impact on the threat of terrorist content online." Read more...