Flashback: Jacinda Ardern Calls Free Speech ‘a Weapon of War’

ARDERN This week we ░░░░░░░░ an initiative alongside companies ░░░░░░░░ non profits to help ░░░░░░░░ research and understanding of ░░░░░░░░ a person s online ░░░░░░░░ are curated by automated ░░░░░░░░ This will also be ░░░░░░░░ in understanding more about ░░░░░░░░ and disinformation online A ░░░░░░░░ that we must as ░░░░░░░░ address Sadly I think ░░░░░░░░ s easy to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ problem as one in ░░░░░░░░ margins I can certainly ░░░░░░░░ the desire to leave ░░░░░░░░ to someone else As ░░░░░░░░ we are rightly concerned ░░░░░░░░ even those most light ░░░░░░░░ approaches to disinformation could ░░░░░░░░ misinterpreted as being hostile ░░░░░░░░ the values of free ░░░░░░░░ that we value so ░░░░░░░░ But while I cannot ░░░░░░░░ you today what the ░░░░░░░░ is to this challenge ░░░░░░░░ can say with complete ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot ignore ░░░░░░░░ To do so poses ░░░░░░░░ equal threat to the ░░░░░░░░ we all value After ░░░░░░░░ how do you successfully ░░░░░░░░ a war if people ░░░░░░░░ led to believe the ░░░░░░░░ for its existence is ░░░░░░░░ only legal but noble ░░░░░░░░ do you tackle climate ░░░░░░░░ if people do not ░░░░░░░░ it exists How do ░░░░░░░░ ensure the human rights ░░░░░░░░ others are upheld when ░░░░░░░░ are subjected to hateful ░░░░░░░░ dangerous rhetoric and ideology ░░░░░░░░ weapons may be different ░░░░░░░░ the goals of those ░░░░░░░░ perpetuate them are often ░░░░░░░░ same To cause chaos ░░░░░░░░ reduce the ability of ░░░░░░░░ to defend themselves To ░░░░░░░░ communities To collapse the ░░░░░░░░ strength of countries who ░░░░░░░░ together But we have ░░░░░░░░ opportunity here to ensure ░░░░░░░░ these particular weapons of ░░░░░░░░ do not become an ░░░░░░░░ part of warfare In ░░░░░░░░ times I am acutely ░░░░░░░░ of how easy it ░░░░░░░░ to feel disheartened We ░░░░░░░░ facing many battles on ░░░░░░░░ fronts But there is ░░░░░░░░ for optimism Because for ░░░░░░░░ new weapon we face ░░░░░░░░ is a new tool ░░░░░░░░ overcome it For every ░░░░░░░░ to push the world ░░░░░░░░ chaos is a collective ░░░░░░░░ to bring us back ░░░░░░░░ order We have the ░░░░░░░░ we just need the ░░░░░░░░ will.”