Google and Facebook ‘aiding terrorists,’ says new GCHQ chief

The big tech companies must work with governments to stop terrorists, says head of UK spy agency

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The incoming head of Britain’s electronic spying agency has accused some of the world's biggest technology companies of becoming the "command and control networks of choice" for terrorist networks.

GCHQ director Robert Hannigan said that companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google were "in denial" about how terrorists use their services.

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