Tim Farron warns of win for terrorists if web is made surveillance tool

Theresa May’s pledge to curb radical jihadis by regulating internet is risk to freedom and civil liberties, says Lib Dem leaderTheresa May’s pledge to regulate the internet to clamp down on the “safe space” for radical jihadis risks turning the web into a tool for surveillance and censorship, the Liberal Democrats’ leader has said.Tim Farron, likening May’s plan to North Korea’s and China’s state monitoring, said the prime minister’s speech,