Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees have written an "open letter" to Google, Facebook and Twitter calling for change in the wake of the Christchurch shootings. JASON DORDAY/STUFF Spark boss Simon Moutter is among those sending a message to social media giants. "The greatest challenge is how to prevent this sort of material being uploaded and shared on social media platforms and forums," they said. The letter was addressed to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai. These could include measures proposed in Europe, such a requirement for social media businesses to "take down" material within a specified period and "fines for failure to do so".

Source: Stuff March 19, 2019 02:20 UTC