Breaking: The declaration at the G20 summit in Japan is a significant victory for the Prime Minister and the Australian government in demanding faster action by all companies to take down violent terror-related content | CroweDM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has gained an agreement from world leaders to put new pressure on Facebook and other social media giants to halt the spread of violent terrorism online in the wake of the Christchurch attacks in March.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has persuaded world leaders to back his plan to crackdown on social media companies hosting violent terror-related material.The statement from the G20 puts pressure on the companies to act immediately when contacted by authorities to remove terrorist content such as the live video of an attack or other violent posts that seek to spread terror or recruit followers.
The joint statement was a significant breakthrough because Mr Trump and his officials had expressed concern about any stance that could be seen as a restriction on freedom of speech."The internet must not be a safe haven for terrorists to recruit, incite or prepare terrorist acts," they said.
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