Muslim group fears Australia is importing rightwing extremist content via Facebook

Senate inquiry told of a network of pages linking to white supremacist content overseas

A major Muslim advocacy group has expressed concern that Australia is importing rightwing extremist content from Britain, the US and Europe through social media platforms, and says it has identified what appears to be inauthentic behaviour" between a network of pages in Australia that links to white supremacist content overseas.

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network has used a submission to the Senate inquiry into foreign interference through social media to warn that rising extremism undermines security, social cohesion and, ultimately, democracy. The group points out that 12 micro-parties with discriminatory anti-Muslim policies ran at the last federal election - the largest number of groups that we have recorded".