Twitter and YouTube would not remove Anjem Choudary’s posts, court told

British authorities had no power to force social media giants to take down material, hate preacher's trial heard

Social media giants had the last word on Anjem Choudary's online posts, even after he was arrested for inviting support for Islamic State.

British authorities made repeated efforts to get his Twitter posts and YouTube videos taken down after an oath of allegiance to the Caliphate surfaced online with the preacher's name on it, jurors at the Old Bailey were told during his trial in July.