More than 1,000 ‘distressing’ social media posts removed at Australian government’s request during Gaza war

Figures show rise in incidents of online extremism and violent content, partly fuelled by Israel-Gaza conflict

More than 1,000 violent and extremist posts have been taken down from social media at the federal government's request since 7 October following an increase in referrals brought on in part by the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

It follows a warning by the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, in the days following Hamas's 7 October attacks in southern Israel that it was the job of social media companies to prevent the spread of distressing violent and terrorist content".