Hey. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. Get in here... so we can shake your hands – US Senate cyber-terror panel

The US Senate's commerce committee basically gave executives from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube a back-rub at a hearing on Wednesday morning. The session was titled "Terrorism and Social Media: #IsBigTechDoingEnough?" and the answer from the majority of lawmakers was "yes." Unfortunately. Under intense pressure in Europe over …

[a_yank_lurker]

Fundamental Immaturity

The diaper (napkins to you Brits) brigade have consistently ignored those of us who been around the block once or twice. There are genuine slimes in the world that you need to watch for. The slimes will abusing any system if there is no vigilance. They were doing before Failbook, etc. and will continue to do so in the future. This also shows up in their attitude towards privacy. There are good reasons for law-abiding people to not want their details freely available, particularly if the slimes can see it also.

[Alister]

Re: Fundamental Immaturity

The diaper (napkins to you Brits)

Umm, sorry, nice try, but I think you mean nappies. :)

Napkins are what posh people wear at the table to catch errant food.

[Kane]

Re: Fundamental Immaturity

Napkins are what posh people wear at the table to catch errant food.

Speak for yourself, I personally have a gold-plated bib for that job.

[Hollerithevo]

Re: Fundamental Immaturity

How have the Brits ignored 'those of us who['ve] been round the block once or twice'? What does that mean? We are foolish innocents who should be made street-wise?

[Kane]

Thinking. It's a thing.

"Terrorism and Social Media WHSmiths: #IsBigLowTechDoingEnough?"

• Remove the sale of maps from stores. Terrorists can use them to find their next target.
• Remove the sale of pens/pencils from stores. Terrorists can use them to mark on the maps directions to their next target.
• Remove the sale of blank paper from stores. Terrorists can use it to write propaganda on it that can be disseminated via vocalised projection.

Until the source of why individuals feel the need to take up arms against their fellow human beings is addressed, not the tools that are available to enable them to do so, we will always have this problem. The technology (or lack thereof), and it's supporters/enablers are not the key issue here. The issue here is the way people think.

[Hollerithevo]

Re: Thinking. It's a thing.

That's misleading rhetoric. Geez, the ancient Greeks knew it to be fustian anf it still gets served up today.

[Naselus]

Neither party has incentive to really hold them to account

The Republicans, despite initially having their hawk wing worried about this, have now reverted to denying Facebook et al have influence because it casts doubt on the election results last year. And the Democrats, having assumed the role of Party of the Young Professionals And Screw Everyone Else, think of Big Tech as 'their' natural constituency.

Neither side is particularly interested in punishment for Big Tech right now.

[Lord_Beavis]

Oh my god...

TL;DR - Fucking Nanny State.