WELLINGTON: Opponents claim that major digital businesses chose on Monday to forgo government regulation in favour of limiting harmful online content in New Zealand.
Twitter, TikTok, Amazon.com Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., and Google, which is under Alphabet’s control, all signed a code of behaviour.Brent Carey, CEO of Netsafe, said that the companies will follow the code as a form of self-regulation.
Because “too many Kiwis are being bullied, harassed, and mistreated online,” according to Carey in a statement, the industry has united to safeguard users. “We think the governance framework will enable it to develop alongside local realities, while at the same time maintaining the fundamental rights of freedom of expression,” says Graeme Muller, CEO of NZTech.
Meta and TikTok both made statements expressing their support for the code that will make internet platforms safer and more accessible.
