Politicians call for crackdown on social media 'toxic swamp' after mosque shooting

Politicians call for crackdown on social media 'toxic swamp' after mosque shooting

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https://www.cnet.com/news/politicians-call-for-crackdown-on-social-media-toxic-swamp-after-mosque-shooting/

Both politicians warn that the internet has given a home to the kind of white supremacist hate speech espoused by the alleged mosque shooter (an Australian national), saying that tech companies must do more to stamp it out.

In a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, Prime Minister Morrison said internet technologies are playing an "unrestricted role" in the spread of extremism, and that world leaders must lay out "clear consequences" not only for those who carry out terrorist attacks, but also "for those who facilitate them." 

Politicians call for crackdown on social media 'toxic swamp' after mosque shooting

Mar 19, 2019, 6:22am UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/politicians-call-for-crackdown-on-social-media-toxic-swamp-after-mosque-shooting/ > Both politicians warn that the internet has given a home to the kind of white supremacist hate speech espoused by the alleged mosque shooter (an Australian national), saying that tech companies must do more to stamp it out. > In a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, Prime Minister Morrison said internet technologies are playing an "unrestricted role" in the spread of extremism, and that world leaders must lay out "clear consequences" not only for those who carry out terrorist attacks, but also "for those who facilitate them."