双语阅读英语外刊精讲：恐怖与互联网(附音频)

2018-10-19 15:03:22来源：酷学英语

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　　Curbing jihadists

　　Terror and the internet

　　Tech firms could do more to help - within limits

　　THREE jihadist attacks in Britain in as many months have led to a flood of suggestions about how to fight terrorism, from more police and harsher jail sentences to new legal powers. But one idea has gained momentum in both Europe and America - that internet firms are doing the jihadists' work for them. Technology giants, such as Google and Facebook, are accused of turning a blind eye to violent online propaganda and other platforms of allowing terrorists to communicate with each other out of reach of the intelligence services.

　　It is only the latest such charge. The technology firms have also been condemned for allowing the spread of fake news and harbouring bullies, bigots and trolls in the pursuit of profit. In the past they were accused of enabling people to evade copyright and of hosting child pornography.

　　In all these areas, politicians are demanding that the technology giants take more responsibility for what appears on their networks. Within limits, they are right.

　　As with car accidents or cyber-attacks, perfect security is unattainable. But an approach based on “defence in depth”, combining technology, policy, education and human oversight, can minimise risk and harm.

　　In the past, internet firms have tended to “build it first, figure out the rules later”. However, the arguments about terrorism and extremist content are a stark reminder that the lawless, freewheeling era of the early internet is over. Technology firms may find that difficult to accept. But accept it they must, as part of the responsibility that comes with their new-found power and as part of the price of their success.

双语阅读：英语外刊阅读精讲(附音频)