"Major tech companies formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism in 2017 to coordinate the removal of terrorist content. They more recently signed onto the Christchurch Call, a voluntary pledge to eradicate extremist content. But industry critics argue those efforts fall short. Some say Section 230 must be amended to ensure the platforms make every possible effort to stop the trend. 'Ideally, additional regulation would not be necessary,' said David Ibsen, executive director of the Counter Extremism Project. 'But given the tech industry’s track record, it is clear that companies will only take comprehensive action when forced to do so by regulators.'"