Thousands of Extremists Posts Removed From Social Media
Published on January 7, 2024
More than 2500 violent or extremist social media posts have been removed from online platforms following requests by the federal government in the past six months. Figures from the Department of Home Affairs have revealed the government agency referred 3052 posts to platforms to be removed between July 1 and Dec. 21. Of the total number of referrals, 2,527 violent or extremist online posts were eventually taken down, or 82.8 per cent. The department said it has issued notices for 1,375 posts since the current conflict between Hamas and Israel broke out on Oct. 7. Of those, 1094 posts, or just under 80 per cent were removed. However, not all of the posts removed during that time were concerned with the Middle East conflict....