“The White House on Wednesday declined to join a global call to fight online terror, citing concerns about freedom of speech but in the process stoking a new controversy over its response to extremism. Lara Pham, the deputy director of the Counter Extremism Project, called the White House’s move 'disappointing.' 'It obviously indicates that unfortunately the U.S. in many ways is still behind other countries on this issue,' Pham said. Pham told The Hill that she hopes the document will be regarded as a 'framework for regulation in the future.'”