WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dozen civil liberties and digital freedom groups asked the White House on Tuesday to include them in ongoing discussions about how best to combat the spread of violent propaganda online by Islamic State and other extremist groups.
The Obama administration has convened two summits in the past two months - one in San Jose, Calif., and one in Washington, D.C. - with social media companies and other groups to discuss how to more effectively reduce the potency of online extremism and develop strategic counter-messaging campaigns.