Following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., social media companies are coming under increased pressure, both internally and externally, to protect their networks from being used as platforms for operational planning and propaganda. There needs to be a greater balance between promoting free expression on the Web and allowing social media to become a tool to spread hatred or violence, wrote Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt in an op-ed. “We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media.”
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Social Media Firms Face Quandary Over Terror Prevention
Posted by: David Jones December 8, 2015 02:41 PMFollowing the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., social media companies are coming under increased pressure, both internally and externally, to protect their networks from being used as platforms for operational planning and propaganda. There needs to be a greater balance between promoting free expression on the Web and allowing social media to become a tool to spread hatred or violence, wrote Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt in an op-ed. “We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media.”