- Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), and Alphabet’s (GOOG, GOOGL) YouTube announce the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism as a way to jointly fight back against online terrorist activities.
- The Forum uses ideas from discussions with the UK government, the EU Internet Forum, and the Shared Industry Hash Database.
- Primary goals of the Forum include sharing technological solutions, commissioning counter-terrorism research, and coordinating with governmental and non-profit experts to share knowledge.