New Zealand creates unit to target, 'disrupt' online extremism

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New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism, as it moves to address failures exposed by the ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism, as it moves to address failures exposed by the Christchurch mosques massacre, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday .

"This will work in a similar way to how we target child sexual exploitation material, by working with online content hosts to find and remove harmful content." "The ease and speed with which the March 15 terrorist attack spread online showed we need to improve our systems to respond just as swiftly," she said.

 

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