John P. Carlin - They are being exploited by terrorists.

They are being exploited by terrorists.

Context

ISIS and other terrorist organizations were using these platforms for propaganda, and recruiting. See {36908}, {36909}, and {36911} for the views of the companies who Carlin claimed were being exploited. See {583142} for the message Carlin believed that was being transmitted.

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John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Referring to the Web-based social media platforms, Quoted in The Washington Post, July 19, 2015

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Monika Bickert

We don't allow praise or support of terror groups and terror acts.

Facebook was the most aggressive of the Social Media Web companies at the time in censoring any material that glorified terrorism or terrorist organizations. The problem of course, was the First Amendment rights of the web users to publish and read what they choose. But private firms are not covered by the Bill of Rights—only the government. See {583142} for the message some authorities believed was being transmitted.

Monika Bickert

Our job is to make sure that we are keeping people safe and free from abuse. That is extremely challenging given the size of our population and its global diversity. It is something we are very committed to and we are working hard every day to get it right and get better at it.... There are two primary difficulties with the job. People sometimes have different ideas about what is okay to share and what is not. But we have to have one set of standards to apply across the globe for the entire community. The second challenge is that we get a lot of reports. We want to be able to respond to those reports efficiently and consistently. For that reason, we have to craft our policies to be very objective. This is why the policies at times have to be more blunt than we would like them to be.

Facebook was the most aggressive of the Social Media Web companies at the time in censoring any that was abusive or threatening or material that glorified terrorism or terrorist organizations. The problem of course, was the First Amendment rights of the web users to publish and read what they choose. But private firms are not covered by the Bill of Rights—only the government. See {583142} for the message some authorities believed was being transmitted.

Colin Crowell

The key thing for us at Twitter is to recognize our role as the provider of this open platform for free expression ... to recognize that the speech is not our own.... We feel we have a duty to respect and to defend these voices on the platform. The platform of any debate is neutral. The platform doesn't take sides.

Twitter was taking much criticism because ISIS and other terrorist organizations were using their platform for propaganda, and recruiting. See {583142} for the message some authorities believed was being transmitted.

James Comey

Come to the so-called caliphate and live the life of some sort of glory ...; and if you can't come, kill somebody where you are; kill somebody in uniform; kill anybody; if you can cut their head off, great; videotape it; do it; do it; do it.... Kill, kill, kill.

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John P. Carlin is an American attorney and government official who has served as the Acting Deputy Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice since January 21, 2021. He previously served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division from April 2014 to October 15, 2016, and as Chief of Staff to Robert Mueller during his time as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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