Anti-Social Media

In the wake of the March 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack, which was livestreamed in an explicit attempt to foster support for white supremacist beliefs, it is clear that there is a problem with regard to regulating and moderating abhorrent content on social media. Both governments and social media companies could do more.

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Latest Media

• The Spinoff: I used to believe internet freedom was all. Christchurch and El Paso changed that (August, 2019).
• NZ Herald: Social media regulation is needed to confront hate head-on (paywalled) (May, 2019).
• TVNZ Q+A: Interview with Helen Clark (May, 2019).
• Newshub: How Helen Clark would regulate Facebook's livestreaming (May, 2019).
• Newsroom: How to regulate social media (May, 2019).
• 1 News: Jacinda Ardern has 'real opportunity' for change at Christchurch Call summit - Helen Clark (May, 2019).
• Stuff: Helen Clark backs Jacinda Ardern's Christchurch call: 'All key players should be there' (May, 2019).
• NZ Herald: Former PM Helen Clark is throwing her support behind changing NZ's hate speech laws (May, 2019).
• Stuff: Collaboration between tech companies and governments mooted in Christchurch Call (May, 2019).
• NZ Herald: Christchurch Call summit: New rules must leave nowhere to hide (May, 2019).
• Newshub: Christchurch terror attacks: Time to 'get real' about alt-right extremism - Helen Clark (March, 2019).