Facebook and Twitter help smash Rio terror plot in ‘Operation Hashtag’

Facebook and Twitter have been actively providing intelligence on suspected terrorists to Brazilian authorities, a judge has revealed, following the arrest of 12 suspected Islamist militants last week.
Operation Hashtag saw both social media firms pass on vital information in relation to the suspects’ online activities according to judge Marcos Josegrei da Silva.
Speaking to the Globo Television Network he said: “The companies began to provide data related to the content of the conve