G20 leaders urge social media firms to stop terror content – but what happens now?

Leaders’ symbolic statement doesn’t force tech giants to do anything or countries to make new laws like Australia’s

The G20 leaders have urged Facebook and other social media companies to step up their efforts to prevent the wide distribution of terror attacks on their platforms in the wake of the Christchurch massacre.

At the summit in Osaka, Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, succeeded in getting the leaders to put out the statement, despite reported hesitation from the Trump administration over free speech concerns.

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