As governments around the world face the ongoing threat of extremism, US ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says tech companies have a social "responsibility" to take better care of what appears on their platforms.
And he says companies should go as far as filtering their feeds and opening encryption access.
Speaking today at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, the head of the US intelligence community during the Obama administration said the issue was controversial, but Silicon Valley needed to play ball on national security.
"I do think there is a role to play here in some screening and filtering of what appears in social media," he said.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @09:48AM (1 child)
It is the purpose of the citizens to resist all forms of censorship, not the government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @11:13PM
It is not.
Make a torture/snuff film featuring you or someone you love, and that 'duty' evaporates. You'd want it used to bring people to justice. Not as a recruiting tool.
Same deal with child porn.