In Silicon Valley, Cazeneuve calls for renewed efforts … – The Obs

San Francisco (AFP) – French Interior Minister welcomed Friday with major Internet operators, the “special effort” they have undertaken in the fight against jihadist propaganda but the called to redouble their efforts to block extremist messages.

In the wake of the international summit against extremist violence in Washington, Bernard Cazeneuve moved to Silicon Valley to meet with officials from Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter and urge a “shared responsibility” against the attempts of “cult indoctrination.”

Taking stock of these conversations “full and rich” with “responsible stakeholders” Mr. Cazeneuve paid tribute to their greater “speed” when a terrorist character message was reported to them, reflecting “the strong commitment of the operators.”

The French government has found since the attack against the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, January 7, “a special effort of the great majors who get faster and more efficiently than before content” problematic, said the minister at a press conference in San Francisco. He spoke about fifteen minutes to react instead of months earlier.

But aware of both sides of the need to continue efforts and to “intensify relations,” Cazeneuve invited representatives of the four giants of the internet at a meeting in Paris in April to “take stock of the commitments we have made today, send them more precise demands and establish a code of conduct “said he said.

The Minister called for the rapid withdrawal of the fabric content of a terrorist nature, but also the development of a” speech against “and collaboration operators in criminal investigation.

“They agreed that they would be even more effective in the self-regulatory function that is theirs if we alertions, they expressed demand that we do I have pledged that we will do, “said the minister, noting that” the responsibility was shared. “

The videos of executions by decapitation and fire recently perpetrated by organization Islamic State circulated widely on the Internet. More generally, calls to join the jihad or methods of the perfect “lone wolf” spread in social media or YouTube.

“There are millions of tweets on Twitter exchanged, there millions of images posted on YouTube, we will not ask companies to set up overstaffing teams (to control content) everyone plays their role, “the minister added.

But” when investigations are underway to avoid the commission of new terrorist acts, it is important that cooperation is effective and that responses are rapid, “pleaded Mr. Cazeneuve.