Tagged: extremism

COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent? - COVID-19

Guest Author • Nov 19, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• extremism,
• New Zealand stories

Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato   Last week’s COVID protest outside parliament served as a warning that New Zealand is not immune to the kinds of anger seen overseas. As Labour Party whip Kieran McAnulty put it, “I think everyone needs to be aware that things are starting to escalate.” McAnulty himself had been abused by some … Read More

The ‘Christchurch Call’ is just a start. Now we need to push for systemic change - Guest Work

Guest Author • May 17, 2019 •

• Christchurch Call,
• extremism,
• Social media,
• tech companies,
• terrorism

Kevin Veale, Massey University The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. The question now is how we collectively follow up on its promise. The summit in Paris began with the statement that the white supremacist terrorist attack … Read More