This particular call has led since 2019 to the “implementation of an order to remove terrorist or violent online content within an hour”, as well as the introduction of “protocols to combat terrorist and violent extremist content.” The reform of the Global Internet Forum on Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has also begun.
At the end of September 2022, the 3rd Christchurch Call Summit took place, which resulted in the announcement of “working on algorithms in partnership with business and civil society to understand how they work” and to make sure “their very nature works”. not lead to the dissemination of terrorist or extremist content on the network.” At the same time, “accelerating the fight against violent content in new online spaces” was presented, extended to the “metaverse”, to “online games”, as well as to the “darknet”.
If the Twitter boss announced the company’s participation in the initiative, it now remains to be seen how the platform adapts its terms of use and content moderation. Elon Musk’s stance in recent weeks has indeed raised important questions. When he decided to put an end to the fight against Covid-related disinformation, Emmanuel Macron, for example, reacted by assessing during an interview that it was a “big problem”.