Paris, May 16 -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and France President Emmanuel Macron have jointly initiated a plan -- Christchurch Call to Action -- to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online.

The initiative has come in wake of deadly March 15 attack in New Zealand that killed 51 people.

"On 15 March 2019, two months ago, an attack against two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand left 51 people dead and 39 injured. To spread terror, the perpetrator livestreamed the attack on Facebook for almost 17 minutes. Lives were taken, lives were destroyed, as thousands of viewers watched helplessly online. The video was shared thousands of times, including on other platforms such as YouTube, despite measures to take it do...