Posted on 05/15/2019 8:48:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin
As well as signing up to the largely symbolic document produced in Paris, leading tech companies agreed to a nine-point plan for putting the Christchurch pledges into action.
Among their commitments, Facebook, Amazon, Google, Twitter and Microsoft said they would update their terms of use to "expressly prohibit the distribution of terrorist and violent extremist content" and develop crisis protocols to respond to emerging or active events such as a terror attack.
The companies said they would also commit to publishing "transparency reports" on the detection and removal of terror or violent extremist content.
"Terrorism and violent extremism are complex societal problems that require an all-of-society response. For our part, the commitments we are making today will further strengthen the partnership that governments, society and the technology industry must have to address this threat," the companies said in a joint statement.
Facebook said that anyone sharing "violating content" like a statement from a terrorist group without context would be blocked from using Facebook Live for a set period, such as 30 days.
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Enjoy your NoSpeechNoGun multimillion $ boltholes, Silicon Valley SUCKERS..!
Do you think they will block muslim and black supremacy content?
The old “public safety” gambit. It’s how fascism sells social control to the masses.
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