Labor builds new capacity to monitor terrorist and extremist content
The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for a “24/7 crisis response capability” to combat harmful online content.
The Albanian government has announced a new 24-hour surveillance capability to track and report extremist and terrorist content online.
In collaboration with Tech Against Terrorism’s Australian arm, the Online Harms Foundation, the government’s new capability is a first-of-its-kind initiative that will provide Australia and the wider Indo-Pacific region with a dedicated global security capability. online surveillance of “terrorists”. and violent extremists who use the Internet to glorify and instruct in acts of terrorism.”
This new surveillance capability will enable the urgent referral of terrorist and extremist content to the Electronic Security Commissioner.
The government believes the capability will make a “significant contribution” to the Christchurch Call, a global initiative to limit the spread of extremist and terrorist content online. The Appeal owes its name to a terrorist attack in 2019 in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which left 51 people dead.
The attack was broadcast live on the Internet.
Tech Against Terrorism works with governments and technology companies around the world to combat online extremism after it was launched by the United Nations in 2016. According to its website, “Tech Against Terrorism’s work centers around intelligence on threats, technical innovation and policy advice.
Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, said in a statement that “the Australian Government takes seriously its obligation to protect Australians from harm online.”
“By partnering with Tech Against Terrorism, we are taking a proactive step to help address the threat of online radicalization and terrorism here in Australia and in our region,” Minister Burke said.
“This collaboration will help us strengthen our national security measures and protect our digital space against the spread of terrorist content, wherever it originates in the world. »
