Web firms 'in denial' on terrorism

The new head of Britain’s electronic eavesdropping agency has accused internet firms of being “in denial” of the role their networks play in terrorism and demanded they open themselves up more to intelligence services.

UK GCHQ director Robert Hannigan said they had become the “command-and-control networks of choice” for a new generation of web-savvy criminals and extremists, such as Islamic State (IS) jihadists.