Tech giants were told last night to do more to tackle far-right propaganda after a terrorist radicalised online in weeks was convicted of driving a van into Muslims outside a mosque. Darren Osborne, 48, carried out the attack in Finsbury Park, north London, last year after immersing himself in extreme right-wing material for just over a fortnight. He is believed to have been radicalised faster than any other terrorist killer in recent history. Commander Dean Haydon, head of Scotland Yard’s counterterrorism command, said that Osborne “self-radicalised” after developing a hatred for Muslims when he watched a BBC drama about the Rochdale child grooming scandal. He said that much of the material he accessed was unpleasant but not illegal, adding: “Internet companies could do more to…

Source: The Times February 02, 2018 00:00 UTC