She used her address to call for social media to clean up their act, saying she was concerned about violence, extremism and conspiracy theories that stemmed from social media. She took particular aim at the social media companies and algorithms developed to direct people to content they might like. She did not directly mention the US shootings, but social media was also a factor in the Buffalo and Texas shootings. Ardern said the tech companies signing up to the Christchurch Call had resulted in improvements on social media. "The time has come for social media companies and other online providers to recognise their power and to act on it.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 26, 2022 19:48 UTC