European governments are calling on Internet and social media companies to close the accounts of Islamist militants, as part of a wider effort to contain the threat of European extremists returning from Syria, Dutch officials said Monday.
Ivo Opstelten, the Dutch minister of security and justice, said the companies must make greater efforts to ban Islamic militants from using their platforms for recruitment and propaganda.
"Many companies might have [clauses against jihadist statements] in their terms of service, but they don't act," he said in a letter to lawmakers. "These companies must live up to their own rules on postings and delete propaganda of violent jihadists," he said.
Government officials have approached companies like Facebook and Twitter to discuss the issue, a spokesman for Mr. Opstelten said. "We point the companies at their own terms of service. We cannot force them, but we hope they will take action," he said.
Facebook, Twitter and Google weren't immediately available for comment.
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