Facebook, Google And Twitter Tell Congress On How They Are Taking Down Extremist Content

CNBC: Facebook, Google tell Congress they're fighting extremist content with counterpropaganda

* Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress Wednesday that they've gone beyond screening and removing extremist content from their services and are creating more anti-terror propaganda.
* Executives from the three largest social media companies shared their latest methods of fighting extremism during testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee.

Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress Wednesday that they've gone beyond screening and removing extremist content and are creating more anti-terror propaganda to pre-empt violent messages at the source.

Representatives from the three companies told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that they are, among other things, targeting people likely to be swayed by extremist messages and pushing content aimed at countering that message. Several senators criticized their past efforts as not going far enough.

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WNU Editor: I am skeptical that Facebook, Google And Twitter are great at counter-propaganda, but if they can delete extremist content quickly and within the public parameters on what extremism is .... I will be satisfied with that.

More News On Facebook, Google And Twitter Telling Congress On How They Are Taking Down Extremist Content

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook describe battle against 'terrorist content' to Congress -- Washington Examiner
Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were grilled by lawmakers about terrorist content on social media -- The Verge
Why Can't Facebook Take Down All Terrorist Content? -- Newsweek

The Pentagon Wants An AI System To Hunt Down Terrorists

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Antimedia: Skynet Now: Pentagon Deploys Terrorist-Hunting Artificial Intelligence

Someday, future sentient artificial intelligence (AI) systems may reflect on their early indentured servitude for the human military-industrial complex with little to no nostalgia. But we’ll worry about that when the day comes. For now, let’s continue writing algorithms that conscript machine intelligence into terrorist bombings and let the chips fall where they may. The most recent disclosure comes directly from the Pentagon, where after only 8 months of development a small team of intel analysts has effectively deployed an AI into the battlefield in control of weaponized systems to hunt for terrorists.

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WNU Editor:  Welcome to the Brave New World.