UK: MPs, activists slam Facebook for failing to tackle pages praising killer of shopkeeper Asad Shah

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It comes after social media groups, including Google and Twitter, were accused by MPs of failing to stop jihadists using their sites to promote terrorism.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
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By Gordon Blackstock | August 28, 2016

FACEBOOK has been slammed for failing to tackle disturbing pages set up to praise the killer of shopkeeper Asad Shah.

The pages devoted to sectarian killer Tanveer Ahmed have had thousands of ‘likes’ since he was jailed earlier this month.

They contain hate-filled posts about Asad Shah’s Ahmadiyya religion and are available for anyone to access.

Anti-extremist group Faith Matters has complained to Facebook. The organisation has successfully managed to get another support page for Tanveer Ahmed taken down.

However, a spokesman for the group said it was “deeply concerned” that the pages for jailed Ahmed are still active.

It comes after social media groups, including Google and Twitter, were accused by MPs of failing to stop jihadists using their sites to promote terrorism.

Parliament’s home affairs committee said the use of the internet to promote terrorism was “one of the greatest threats” to the UK.

As such, MPs said they found it “alarming” that US-based tech companies each had only a few hundred employees monitoring networks with billions of accounts,

Last night there were calls here for tougher action.

Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone said: “It’s simply unacceptable that disgusting pages like this continue to exist.

“It’s their website, therefore they’re responsible, and have to do something now.”

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