Internet governance
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Understanding and preventing internet-facilitated radicalisation
This paper reviews available research on how the internet facilitates radicalisation and measures to prevent it. It briefly canvasses evidence on the extent to which the internet contributes to radicalisation broadly, and who is most susceptible to its influence, before delving further into the mechanisms underpinning the relationship between the internet and violent extremism.
Blog post
Model law on cross-border internet activities and virtual worlds
More and more aspects of life are covered by the internet. This fact increases the number of relationships that arise between natural and legal persons. This model law aims to regulate cross-border internet activities comprehensively, covering most facets, including up to the level of complexity of “virtual worlds”.
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The overlap between child sexual abuse live streaming, contact abuse and other forms of child exploitation
The authors of this report analysed the chat logs of seven Australia-based men who had committed 145 child sexual abuse (CSA) live streaming offences, to examine the overlap between this offending, contact sexual offending and engagement with child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Basic Online Safety Expectations: summary of industry responses to the first mandatory transparency notices - December 2022
Online service providers are required to report on how they are implementing the 'Basic Online Safety Expectations' set out by the Australian government. This report shows significant variation in the steps being taken by providers to protect users and the wider Australian public.
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Freedom on the net 2022
This year's Freedom on the Net report finds that global internet freedom declined for the 12th consecutive year in 2022, and governments are on a campaign to divide the open internet into a patchwork of repressive enclaves.