France Seeks to Sanction Web Companies for Posts Pushing Terror
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The French government is stepping up the pressure on Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to help in the struggle against terrorist groups.
President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in Paris the government will present a draft law next month that makes Internet operators “accomplices” of hate-speech offenses if they host extremist messages. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he will travel to the U.S. to seek help from the heads of Twitter Inc. and Microsoft Corp. as well as Google and Facebook. Spokesmen for the companies did not immediately return requests for comment.