On 26/8/19 8:55 am, Roger Clarke quoted:
Govt ... To create 24/7 centre to monitor 'online crisis events'. Ry
Crozier itNews Aug 26 2019 ...
... following the Christchurch terror attack that saw access to online
material associated with the incident ...
Very few people saw the live material sent out by the gunman, or on
extremest sites. It was mainstream media organizations who spread the
footage, and the fear. Will sanctions be applied to these media
organizations?
The Government would also update its crisis management framework to
include a “24/7 Crisis Coordination Centre ...
Expect to see the PM launching the new center, in the same room used
whenever a high tech "we are in command" photo op is needed:
https://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/11/design-of-australian-defence-command.html
... tackle social media algorithms that drive marginalised
people to violent extremist narratives? ...
I doubt social media companies are designing such algorithms, as there
would be little money to be made from it. However, some commercial media
organizations, and major political parties, certainly do exploit
alarmist material, for financial and political ends. Will their
practices be investigated?
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