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Washington belatedly joins international call to fight online extremism

2021-05-10T11:55:32.007Z


The United States will join an international movement against online extremism, more than two years after Donald Trump refused to ...


The United States will join an international movement against online extremism, more than two years after Donald Trump refused to join, the White House announced on Friday.

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Washington "

will join 'Christchurch Call to Act Against Terrorism and Violent Extremism Online', a global commitment by governments and technology partners to work together to tackle terrorist and violent extremist content online,

" said Jen Psaki, White House spokesperson. The "

Christchurch appeal

" was launched after a massacre that left 51 people dead in two mosques in this southern New Zealand city, the footage of which was shared live on the internet by the killer and widely disseminated.

It aimed to prevent the dissemination of images or content produced by terrorist groups during attacks and notably led to a reform of the Global Internet Forum against Terrorism (GIFCT), initially founded by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube, and now become a place of exchange between governments and Internet players to block the dissemination of terrorist content.

"

Need for collective action

"

Tackling the use of the internet by terrorists and violent extremists to radicalize and recruit (other people) is a high priority for the United States. Joining the coalition of governments and businesses that have supported Christchurch's call reinforces the need for collective action

, ”said Jen Psaki.

In 2019, the United States justified its decision not to side with the call, launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron, by a desire to protect freedom of expression, all by affirming nevertheless to support the objectives of this initiative.

The French head of state "

welcomed

" the American announcement.

"

Almost two years later, the United States decided to join us and I am delighted about this,

" Emmanuel Macron said during a press conference on the occasion of a European summit in Porto (Portugal).

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He specified that this initiative involved "

now 52 States, the European Commission, ten large companies and platforms of the global Internet and several dozen civil society associations

". A virtual summit on the subject will be held on May 14, in which Washington will participate. The White House assured Friday that it would continue to want to defend freedom of expression.

"

The United States applauds the terms of the Christchurch appeal which underscore the importance of respect for human rights and the rule of law, including the protection of freedom of expression,

" Jen Psaki continued in her statement. . "

By joining Christchurch's call, the United States will not take actions that violate the freedoms of expression and association protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, nor violate reasonable expectations of private life.

"

Source: lefigaro

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