Jacinda Ardern urges Musk to ‘stick to transparency’ amid extremist fears.new zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Elon Musk After billionaires take control of Twitter, it assumes “great responsibility” to control the social media platform and “strongly adheres to the principle of transparency”.
Ardern was speaking at a summit on national security, disinformation and online extremism when asked about Musk’s acquisition of the company and his recent online actions.
“I didn’t have the opportunity to interact directly with Mr. Musk, but what I would like to say is that social media and platforms like twitter I have a big responsibility. They can be a force of democracy, a force of connection, and a force for good. But if used incorrectly, it can do a lot of damage,” Ardern said.
“My hope is that he sticks to the principle of transparency, because that’s one of the things he claims he’s focused on. So are we.”
In a speech at the Counter-Terrorism Summit, Ardern said online misinformation was the number one concern for New Zealanders, with one in four saying it was the biggest security threat to them and their families. says. “We see this exacerbating a number of national security issues and are particularly concerned about the challenge of disinformation,” Ardern said.
“It is affecting liberal democracies around the world, undermining trust in institutions and testing our ability as a society to respond.”
After the March 15 2019 terrorist attack on a mosque where white supremacists killed 51 Muslims worshiping in Christchurch, Ardern launched the “Christchurch Call” and criticized social media companies. Called to combat online extremism and misinformation. The mosque attack was broadcast live on multiple social media platforms and the terrorist manifesto was published online. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has endorsed Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” and the platform is a partner in this initiative.
“Twitter has been one of the organizations that has been very involved in the Christchurch call to action and has been a really constructive partner to this day,” said Ardern. She went on to say that her partnership is currently in “unknown territory.”
World’s richest man Musk completes acquisition of Twitter $44 billion (£38 billion) last weekA takeover by a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” advocates and world leaders The company will roll back safety and content moderation rules and bring back extremist or banned accounts. Appointed as representative director Dissolved the board of directors.
Accounts of Britain First, an extreme group whose leader was jailed for a hate crime against Muslims shortly after Musk took command of the company, Rejoined the social media networkIn 2017, he was banned under Twitter’s hate speech rules after posting an inflammatory anti-Islamic video. Unbanning Donald Trump’s AccountThe Trump account is Suspended in January 2021, After the Capitol raid, the company cited concerns over rule violations and “incitement for further violence.”
Musk was criticized next Sunday Posting unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the assault of Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, to Twitter. He later deleted the tweet.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/01/jacinda-ardern-urges-musk-to-stick-to-transparency-amid-extremism-fears Jacinda Ardern urges Musk to ‘stick to transparency’ amid extremist fears.new zealand