‘Five Eyes’ powers warn of rise in online youth extremism


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The Five Eyes study said violent extremism is made more accessible on seemingly innocuous social media and gaming platforms, as ‘violent extremism content can be created within the platforms themselves’. — Photo by Emily Wade on Unsplash

SYDNEY: Intelligence and law agencies in the Western “Five Eyes” security alliance warned on Dec 6 of a rising number of children being radicalised online by violent extremists.

The intelligence-sharing group spanning the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand called for a “whole of society” response to the phenomenon in its first jointly authored public paper.

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