By Uma Ahmed on Stuff…
The online and social media landscape in New Zealand is getting bigger in terms of vitriol and hate that is being liked and reposted.
He Whenua Taurikura, or Centre for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, was launched last week by the New Zealand Government on the recommendation of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque terror attacks.
Professors Joanna Kidman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa) and Paul Spoonley were appointed as directors.
Massey University distinguished professor emeritus Paul Spoonley said one of the first questions the centre would try to get answers for, was who was the most vulnerable to be recruited and radicalised.
Research has found evidence that the number of people, relative to population, who were accessing far right facebook pages was higher in Aotearoa than in Australia or Canada…
Read the full article on Stuff here.
