The world’s leaders have pushed social media giants to root out terrorism and violent extremist content on the internet. The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, earned a victory at the G20 summit by convincing all leaders of the world’s major economies to agree to take action, inspired by the live-streamed Christchurch massacre. It is hoped the G20 statement will now give leaders the political support to enact individual initiatives in their own countries. The Coalition government, with the help of Labor, passed laws just before the federal election to make it a criminal offence for companies not to take down videos that show abhorrent violent content. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the UK prime minister, Theresa May, also spoke in support of the initiative.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2019 00:34 UTC