US ambassador to UK defends Facebook over soldier's murder


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014

IN DEFENCE: US ambassador to Britain Matthew Barzun said Facebook was not to blame for not passing on information that could have prevented the murder of a British soldier last year.

LONDON: Facebook is not to blame for failing to pass on information that might have prevented the murder of a British soldier last year, US ambassador to Britain Matthew Barzun said. 

Last month, a report by British lawmakers concluded that while security services could not have prevented the attack, an unspecified US communications company could have led British investigators to head off the plot. 

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