New Zealand: Issued DIA digital violent extremism transparency report

On 26 March 2024, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) released its 2023 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report. The report provides insights into how DIA identifies and addresses online violent extremism. Key findings include a 25% increase in URL referrals from 2022 to 2023, with 38% of the 886 URLs reviewed deemed objectionable. Platforms such as X/Twitter, Telegram, and TikTok were the most commonly referred. Notably, TikTok removed 81% of reported content before formal requests. The majority of referrals involved identity-motivated ideologies, particularly white-identity extremism, with 54% linked to the Christchurch terror attacks.