Technology companies including YouTube, Twitch, Microsoft and Meta have announced they are stepping up their fight against online extremism.

In a statement on its website, the White House confirmed the tech giants would be changing their policies and removing more content as part of a White House summit on fighting hate-fuelled violence.

Neal Mohan, chief product officer at YouTube, said on twitter that the firm was updating its policies this year. The video-sharing platform said it will prohibit content which glorifies violence and recruits or fundraises for extremist groups, even when the content is not affiliated with designated terrorist organisations.

Mohan added that the video streaming site is also launching a media literacy campaign to help users better identify the different manipulation tactics used to spread misinformation.

Facebook owner Meta said it will partner with researchers from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies' Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism.

Microsoft announced it will make a basic and more affordable version of its artificial intelligence and machine learning tools available to schools and smaller organisations in order to help them detect and prevent violence.

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