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    Global Effort Begins To Stop Social Media From Spreading Terrorism

    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country and France will lead a meeting with world leaders next month. Social media is now a "centerpiece" for terrorist outreach, an expert says.
    by Sasha Ingber Apr 24, 2019 2 minutes
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. She announced New Zealand and France will lead a global effort to end the use of social media as a tool to promote terrorism.

    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will lead a global effort to stop social media from promoting terrorism in the wake of recent attacks that devastated New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

    "This isn't about freedom of expression; this is about preventing violent extremism and terrorism online," Ardern at a news conference in Auckland on

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