In Davos, UK's May looks for allies in her crusade against big tech

In a recruitment drive among the global elite, May wants those with the biggest stakes in these companies to pile on pressure as well

On a break from Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May takes her crusade against technology giants to Davos.

"No-one wants to be known as 'the terrorists' platform" or the first choice app for pedophiles," May is expected to say according to excerpts released by her office ahead of her speech Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "Technology companies still need to go further in stepping up their responsibilities for dealing with harmful and illegal online activity."

Investors in social media businesses such as Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Google's YouTube, a part of Alphabet Inc, will be asked