‘Dangerous’: Think Tank on NZ PM’s Call for More Government Control Over Social Media

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern listens to Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) talk to reporters before a meeting in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 25, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s call for greater social media oversight to prevent “misinformation” and “radicalisation” is very dangerous, according to a think tank director.

On Friday, Ardern’s Harvard keynote speech identified social media as a threat to democracy, calling on tech giants to work with governments to do more to address misinformation.