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June 13, 2017
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| Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) is greeted by France's President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a meeting at The Elysee Palace in Paris on June 13, 2017 (AFP Photo/CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT) |
Paris (AFP)
- The leaders of France and Britain on Tuesday announced an anti-terror action
plan to crack down on radicalisation through social media.
After talks
with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Paris, French President Emmanuel
Macron said both countries agreed that social networks were not doing enough to
stamp out terror propaganda.
Speaking
after terror attacks in Manchester and London, Macron said the two countries
had worked on a "very concrete" action plan.
He said one
of the key measures would aim at preventing the incitement of "hate and
terrorism" on the internet.
May said
she and Macron agreed that "more should be done to tackle the terrorist
threat online".
She said
the British and French campaign was aimed to "ensure the internet
cannot... be used to host the radicalising material that leads to so much
harm."
May said
the British government was already working with social media companies "to
halt the spread of extremist material and poisonous propaganda that warps young
minds", adding: "But we know they need to do more.
"Today
we can announce that the UK and France will work together to encourage
organisations to do more and abide by their social responsibility to step up
their efforts to remove harmful content from their networks."
The
campaign includes exploring the possibility of legal penalties against tech
companies if they fail to take the necessary action to remove unacceptable
content, May said.
Britain was
rocked by a suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester on May 22 which
killed 22 people, including children, followed two weeks later by a knife and
van attack in central London, which left eight dead.
France has
been a constant target for jihadist attacks since 2015, with more than 230
people killed.
After their
press conference the two leaders headed to the Stade de France to watch a
friendly match between the French and English football teams.
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