"Terrorists and extremists have sought to misuse your platforms to spread their hateful messages… This Forum is a crucial way to start turning the tide. The responsibility for tackling this threat at every level lies with both governments and with industry. We have a shared interest: we want to protect our citizens and keep the free and open internet we all love," Rudd is expected to say at the event, as quoted by the Sky News.
The UK official also expected to focus on encrypted messaging services that could be used by terrorists during her speech at the forum.
During a few last years, the countries around the world have been hit by numerous terrorist attacks, including on such European cities as Paris, Brussels, Nice, London, and St. Petersburg. Against the backdrop of the increased threat, nations have been striving to step up their counterterrorism efforts, for example via activities against extremism in Internet.
