New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron recently launched an ambitious new initiative called “Christchurch Call”, which is aimed at curbing extremism online.

• It is a non-binding set of agreements to combat spread of hate and violent content online.
• A total of 18 countries including European Union (EU) supported the initiative along representatives of online giants like Facebook, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter.
• India has also joined a major global initiative
• It is believed to be first document of its type like one which is signed by both major governments and private companies.