U.S. Officials to Meet With Tech Companies on Terror Threats
- Twitter, Facebook part of talks with FBI, intelligence chiefs
- Terrorists use of social media, encryption under discussion
The Twitter Inc. logo is displayed on the facade of the company's headquarters in San Francisco on Sept. 13, 2013.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergU.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials will meet Friday in California with top executives of technology and social media companies including Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. to find ways to counter terrorists using popular Internet platforms to recruit and spread propaganda, according to people familiar with the matter.
Among the officials flying to Northern California to attend the session are Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey and the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, according to a U.S. official. Nu Wexler, a spokesman for Twitter, said representatives from his company, Apple, and Google Inc.’s YouTube are scheduled to take part. Facebook spokeswoman Jodi Seth said the company plans to be there as well.