JAIL social media bosses who allow terror on their platforms

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Big tech executives who allow the spread of extremist material online should be jailed, according to the Government’s terror watchdog chief. 

Jonathan Hall QC slammed UK authorities for failing to bring a single prosecution against Internet companies for alleged breaches of terrorism laws.

Accusing social media giants of having neither a ‘human face or heart’, he sensationally claimed it was pointless appealing to Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg to ‘act morally’ because he was only motivated by profit.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Hall called for greater use of tough control orders to monitor suspected terrorists, arguing that MI5 and GCHQ should be allowed to put their ‘intrusive’ powers to ‘creative’ use to tackle a growing number of ‘lone wolf’ extremists.

The Government’s independent reviewer of terrorism said laws exist to prosecute

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