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Dozens of nations call for a global pact against online extremism

The proposed global pact is named the Christchurch Call after the New Zealand city where 51 people were killed in March.

Youth demonstrators in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square react to the Christchurch, New Zealand massacre.
Youth demonstrators in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square react to the Christchurch, New Zealand massacre. (AN/Michael Swan) 

Proponents gained momentum for a new global accord aimed at keeping internet platforms from being used by online extremists to organize and spread hatred and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern on Wednesday led a Paris meeting at which a dozen nations and some of the world's biggest tech companies joined in the push for an international agreement to fight the online efforts of extremist groups.

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