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UK’s most senior police officer criticises tech companies over online threats

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Britain's most senior police officer has accused technology firms of not doing enough to protects online users against harm in an international speech on counter-terrorism.

Dame Cressida Dick, who leads the Metropolitan Police, told the 20th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism that vulnerable people can now be radicalised in a matter of weeks if targeted by extremists online.

She added that social media firms are not doing enough to stop this kind of harm from taking place. Read more: Twitter tests 'soft block' feature in an attempt to manage account followers She said: “The tech companies and social media platforms have become much better at working

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