Tech giants pledge to stamp out online extremism
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants the world to commit to a more humane internet which cannot be misused by terrorists for their hateful purposes. – EPA pic, May 16, 2019.
MAJOR tech firms yesterday pledged to come up with new measures for stamping out violent extremist content on the internet, amid growing pressure from governments pushing for action in the wake of the massacres at two New Zealand mosques in March. Executives from Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft met with the leaders of France, New Zealand and other countries in Paris to unveil the “Christchurch Call” of voluntary commitments for online platforms.
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