Google's Eric Schmidt calls for 'spell-checkers for hate and harassment'

Chairman says everyone should work together to fight terrorism online and to de-escalate tensions on social media, but does not set out any plans

Google's Eric Schmidt has called on the technology industry to put its collective intelligence behind tackling terrorism on the internet, by building "spell-checkers, but for hate and harassment".

Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet, wrote in the New York Times that individuals, tech companies and governments all have a role to play in ensuring the internet is only used for positive ends.