Australia - Social media bosses have failed to impress the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers at a meeting over the Christchurch terror attacks, prompting the government to announce it will push ahead with measures to crack down on violent content online.
The government says it will set up a multi-department taskforce to tackle the issue and will also consider new laws that could see companies and executives hit with criminal penalties.
Attorney-General Christian Porter said the meeting was the chance for companies to convince the government that new laws weren't necessary.
Scott Morrison has asked social media bosses why the Christchurch shooting video remained online for so long.
Scott Morrison called the social media executives to the meeting in Brisbane this afternoon, to explain how video of the Christchurch shootings able to remain on social media for more than an hour.
He said social media companies had a responsibility to be "good corporate citizens".
"If they build it, if they make it, they have to build it and make it safe," he said.
"Building it and making it safe means you can't let a terrorist atrocity be filmed and up and posted and streamed online for 69 minutes. That is not acceptable."
Inside the meeting, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton questioned the executives over why the video remained online for so long.
"There's nothing within your algorithms or network that advises you there is a 17 minute video livestream of people being murdered on your platform?" he asked.
"So you're still not aware at the 29 minute mark?"
The executives were unable to say how long it took for the video to be removed after it was reported by members of the public.
"From our perspective, the moment it was viewed, it was removed," an executive replied.
The government says its new taskforce will report to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, through the departments of the Attorney-General, Home Affairs and Communications.
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