Christchurch Call to Action Summit

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The Christchurch Call to Action Summit (also called the Christchurch Call) was a political summit initiated by then New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that took place on 15 May 2019 in Paris, France, two months after the Christchurch mosque shootings of 15 March 2019. Co-chaired by Ardern and President Emmanuel Macron of France, the summit aimed to "bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism".[1][2] World leaders and technology companies pledged to "eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online";[3] 17 countries originally signed the non-binding agreement,[4][5] with another 31 countries following suit on 24 September the same year.[6] The pledge consists of three sections or commitments: one for governments, one for online service providers, and one for the ways in which the two can work together.[7][8]

In May 2024, the New Zealand and French Governments agreed to the creation of a new charity called the Christchurch Call Foundation to continue the work of the Christchurch Call.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "Core group of world leaders to attend Jacinda Ardern-led Paris summit". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Christchurch Call to Action". Document Cloud. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Tech companies and 17 govts sign up to Christchurch Call". Radio NZ. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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  6. ^ Craig McCulloch (24 September 2019). "Christchurch Call: Tech companies overhaul organisation to stop terrorists online". RNZ.
  7. ^ "The Christchurch Call pledge document in full". Stuff. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Christchurch Call". Christchurch Call. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Christchurch Call to continue as charity". RNZ. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Joint statement of Christopher Luxon and Emmanuel Macron: Launch of the Christchurch Call Foundation". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.