But also, if misused, they can do a huge amount of harm.”

But she said that partnership was in “unknown territory” after Elon Musk’s takeover of the company.Īrdern urged Musk – the world’s richest man and self-described free speech absolutist – to “stick strongly to the principle of transparency”, adding that social media platforms like Twitter “can be a force for democracy, a force for connection and for good. The Guardian attempted to contact Twitter for a response but received no reply.Įarlier this month, Ardern told a national security, disinformation and online extremism summit that Twitter has been deeply involved in the Christchurch Call “and – to date – been a really constructive partner”. “We will continue to maintain our expectation that everything they can on a day-to-day basis to remove that content but also to reduce terrorist content and violent extremist content online, as they’ve committed to,” Ardern said. Speaking to media on Monday afternoon, Ardern said that while “time will tell” over Twitter’s commitment to removing harmful content, the company had advised the government it had not changed its view over its membership to the Christchurch Call community. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey had supported the initiative. The mosque attack was livestreamed on multiple social media platforms and the terrorist’s manifesto published online.Īrdern launched the Christchurch Call after the attack, asking social media companies to counter online extremism and misinformation.

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