“As we do so we must work with the overwhelming majority of Muslims who abhor the twisted narrative that has seduced some of our people.”
Cameron acknowledged the growing problem of young Muslims being enticed by extremist material on Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
“There is a role for government in that. We must not allow the Internet to be an ungoverned space,” he said.
“But there is a role for companies too. In the UK we are pushing companies to do more, including strengthening filters, improving reporting mechanisms and being more proactive in taking down this harmful material.
“We are making progress but there is further to go.”
Last month, the European Union, Facebook and Twitter agreed to work together to combat online extremism and discussed steps to block gruesome beheading videos.
US Internet firms have sometimes been uneasy about blocking extremist material, seeing themselves as platforms rather than publications, and worrying about the implications for free speech, which is strongly protected under US law.
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