(BBC) A former police chief has called on Google to amend its technology to help stop the spread of terrorist material.
Ex-Met Police assistant commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says it is a disgrace a jailed radical preacher ranks top for search term “British Muslim spokesman.”
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme the internet search company’s algorithms “pushed readers to extremist material” to maximise ad revenue.
Google denies the claim, saying it aims to steer users to third-party sites.
The top-ranked search referred to by Sir Mark takes users to the Wikipedia entry for Anjem Choudary, who was released from prison last year, halfway through a five-year jail term for encouraging support for the so-called Islamic State group.
