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Australia plans to block sites hosting extremist content during attacks

Australia plans to block sites hosting extremist content during attacks

4 years ago
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/australia-plans-to-block-sites-hosting-extremist-content-during-attacks/

Australia is working on capabilities to quickly block websites hosting terrorist material during crisis events, officials announced on Sunday, according to Reuters.

The governments of Australia and New Zealand have been particularly concerned about the risk of extremist content online after a man killed more than 50 Muslims in a mosque shooting—and streamed a portion of his grisly crime on Facebook.