15 Apr 2019

Funds vs Facebook: Investors push for change on livestreaming

From Nine To Noon, 9:20 am on 15 April 2019
New Zealand's biggest investment funds are continuing their push to make Facebook, Google and Twitter take action on greater controls for livestreaming and offensive content.

New Zealand's biggest investment funds are continuing their push to make Facebook, Google and Twitter take action on greater controls for livestreaming and offensive content. Photo: AFP

New Zealand's biggest investment funds are pushing on with efforts to pressure Facebook, Google and Twitter into taking action over offensive online material.

Matt Whineray, CEO of the NZ Super Fund joins Kathryn to talk about how many investors have joined their initiative seeking greater controls on livestreaming and what's distributed online - as well as the Super Fund's decision to divest from companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and semi-automatic firearms.