Jason Walls: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes a swipe at 'keyboard warriors' in Harvard speech

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 26, 2022 · 3m

Jacinda Ardern has taken a swipe at keyboard warriors.

The Prime Minister gave the commencement speech at Harvard this morning, speaking to roughly 8,000 graduates and their families.

A key theme of her speech was rallying against misinformation and calling out social media to do its part to shut it down.

She also took a swipe at those who deliberately peddle misinformation, the 'keyboard warriors'.

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