New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs inquiry into terrorist and violent extremist content
Progress
Current status
concluded
09 Jul 2025 concluded
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Department of Internal Affairs adopted 2024 digital violent extremism transparency report
On 9 July 2025, New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) adopted the 2024 digital violent extremism transparency report, highlighting a 10% increase in referrals of extremist online content, with 974 URLs flagged over the year. The report …
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body