The UK government wants to regulate the internet.
In a speech delivered in the aftermath of the London Bridge attacks, which resulted in the death of seven civilians, Theresa May exposed her desire to regulate technology companies in what she said was an attempt to crackdown on extremist content posted online.
“Defeating this ideology is one of the great challenges of our time, but it cannot be defeated through military intervention alone.
“We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed. Yet that is precisely what the internet – and the big companies that provide internet-based services – provide.
“We need to work with allied, democratic governments to reach international agreements that regulate cyberspace to prevent the spread of extremism and terrorist planning. And we need to do everything we can at home to reduce the risks of extremism online,” the PM said....