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After terror attacks, Britain moves to police the Internet

A crackdown may set up a standoff between tech giants and lawmakers

Published Tue, Jun 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    New York

    AFTER deadly terrorist attacks and a nationwide election, Britain is once again focusing on a controversial plan: to regulate the Internet.

    Lawmakers from across the political spectrum are promoting some of the widest-ranging plans anywhere in the Western world to rein in the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter, setting up a likely standoff.

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