Jacinda Ardern to tackle online extremism in new role as special envoy for Christchurch Call Former New Zealand prime minister will push initiative she created in wake of 2019 terrorist attack The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023
It's not just Twitter. The whole Internet is broken and we'd better fix it soon If the debate about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter tells us anything, it’s that people – including those in governments – don’t understand how the World Wide Web works. The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022
Twitter failed to detect upload of Christchurch mosque terror attack videos Footage was taken down only after the New Zealand government alerted Twitter, which had failed to pick up the content as harmful The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has disrupted the Christchurch Call – NZ needs to rethink its digital strategy Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter as the new sole private owner has delivered plenty of material for memes. Ironically, much of the debate about Twitter is still happening on the platform itself, sometimes with Musk jumping into the conversations personally. The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022
Clickbait extremism, mass shootings, and the assault on democracy – time for a rethink of social media? Social media companies have done well out of the United States congressional hearings on the January 6 insurrection. They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. They profited from the incendiary brew of misinformation that incited thousands to travel to Washington D.C. for the “Save America” rally.… The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022
NZ's Ardern says Christchurch Call anti-online hate project gets new tech investments New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday announced a new research initiative under a global project aimed at tackling online hate set up in the wake of a mass killing by a white supremacist in Christchurch in 2019. Reuters · Sep 21, 2022