In a company blog post, Microsoft announced it was expanding its "commitments and contributions to the Christchurch Call." The company pledged $500,000 to the Christchurch Call Initiative on Algorithmic Outcomes. The initiative is a “multistakeholder” effort to combat “terrorist and violent extremist content online” launched in wake of the of attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Microsoft’s commitment to the initiative include empowering researchers to “drive greater accountability and understanding of algorithmic outcomes” and building “responsible” safeguards for artificial intelligence. 
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