Khanna Invites UK PM May to Meet Silicon Valley Leaders in Effort to Fight Extremism

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., whose district is home to major tech companies, invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to meet with Silicon Valley leaders, after she criticized the industry for creating a "safe space" for extremist ideology. In a Wednesday news release outlining a letter, Khanna hoped the prime minister will come "to discuss the role technology companies play in helping combat the ideas that threaten international peace and prosperity." He cited Facebook's announcement to hire 3,000 new employees to review reports of inappropriate and violent content (see 1705040031) and Twitter's efforts to suspend accounts involving terrorism. The day after Saturday's terrorist attack in London, May said internet companies provide a safe space for terrorist ideology to proliferate. "We need to work with allied, democratic governments to reach international agreements that regulate cyberspace to prevent the spread of extremism and terrorist planning," she said.