G20-Germany-Hamburg-2017

Leaders’ views
LEADERS’ VIEWS
Asia Pacific
and Eurasia
These leaders’ and guest leaders’ views were adapted
from various speeches, bilaterals and interviews that reflect
their opinions regarding the work of the G20
3 rd
Summit
Malcolm Turnbull
Australia
The issue of the big, social-media messaging and web
platforms hosting propaganda from terrorists. Even videos,
showing how, instructional videos of how to make bombs.
Of course in terms of the messaging platforms, not
allowing security agencies to get access to the messages
of terrorists and other criminals.
So this has become a major problem for our law
enforcement and security agencies, not just in Australia
but right around the world.
I have discussed this with other leaders. I know it
was a matter that has been raised by Angela Merkel, the
Chancellor of Germany, who is hosting the G20 and it will
be a priority issue at the G20.
But it is one of those problems that requires concerted
international action… The world of the internet — one of its great
achievements is essentially to transcend borders — but equally,
just because it transcends borders and to some extent abolishes the
tyranny of distance, it cannot be an ungoverned space.
The law must prevail and security must prevail on the internet as
it does everywhere else.
So this is a big challenge for leaders at the G20 and I
look forward to arguing that case strongly
in order to protect our citizens
and citizens of every other
nation…
Remarks made at
a press conference,
Melbourne,
26 June 2017
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