FBI Counterterrorism Official Sees More Cooperation from Social Media

A top FBI counterterrorism official said that he has seen a major change in social media companies' willingness to address extremist content on their platforms. "We are seeing a tide change in social media companies being more proactive, policing their own," Michael McGarrity, the FBI's assistant director for counterterrorism, said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing.

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