G7 leaders discussed social media and freedom of speech -French official

French President Emmanuel Macron and several other leaders at the virtual G7 summit raised the issue of the role social media platforms should have in preserving freedom of speech and how to regulate them, a French official said on Friday.

"It's a point that was mentionned by several leaders, including our own," a French presidential adviser said when asked about Facebook's decision to remove news content from its Australian website.

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