(Politico) The White House on Wednesday said it will not join an international call for Facebook, Twitter, Google and other tech companies to curb terrorist and extremist content online in the wake of the deadly New Zealand mosque shootings, videos of which spread across social media.
The so-called Christchurch call, spearheaded by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron, urges social media firms to evaluate how their platforms direct users to violent content and to better coordinate with global authorities and other industry leaders to contain the spread of such materials.
“While the United States is not currently in a position to join the endorsement, we continue to support the overall goals reflected in the Call,” the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy said in a release. “We will continue to engage governments, industry, and civil society to counter terrorist content on the Internet.”
