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, Twitter and 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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Source: NBC News
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