In light of the debate over the responsibility of social media in the video's circulation, some New Zealand companies are weighing up whether to ditch the platform for advertising. Social media platforms 'unable or unwilling' to take action However, he stopped short of proposing new laws to govern online content and the organisations that host it.
Mr Morrison said he wanted social media companies to write algorithms to screen out hate content. He said he had written to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urging him to allow a discussion on the issue when G-20 leaders met in Osaka in June - however, the Coalition would have to win the federal election for Mr Morrison to take part. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he wanted world leaders to discuss how they could crack down on social media companies to prevent similar videos from being spread online.
