Listen: How can we eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online?

4 September 2025

Episode summary

The 2019 Christchurch terror attacks tragically highlighted how online capabilities can be exploited by bad actors. Since that time, there has been a concerted global effort by governments, tech companies and civil society to come together to mitigate these risks. But online extremism is a persistent challenge. The Institute's Lydia Khalil talks with Paul Ash, Chief Executive of the Christchurch Call Foundation (christchurchcall.org), about evolving online threats and how global coordination is becoming more complicated.

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Lydia Khalil

Lydia Khalil is Program Director of the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute.

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