- Seventeen countries, the European Commission, and eight major tech companies have signed up ‘Christchurch Call to Action’, a push by New Zealand and France to encourage tech companies and countries to work together to end the use of social media in acts of terrorism.
- The dissemination of such content online has adverse impacts on the human rights of the victims, on our collective security and on people all over the world.
- India also on May 15, 2019 signed the ‘Christchurch Call to Action’. The agreement came in the backdrop of the attacks on mosques on March 15 and is aimed at stopping abuse of the Internet by extremists.
- he meeting held in Paris was attended by representatives of online giants like Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Facebook and Amazon. India was represented by Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary.
- While it is a voluntary framework, it has been given additional heft after an endorsement from 55 investor funds that will use its $5 trillion in assets to push the tech companies to follow through on their pledges.
- The United States will not be joining the Christchurch Call for Action, a push by New Zealand and France to encourage tech companies and countries to work together to end the use of social media in acts of terrorism.
