Australia's top security chief warns social media companies to combat rising extremism online via increased cooperation with intelligence agencies and addressing AI misuse.

Australia's top security chief, Mike Burgess, warns social media companies like Facebook, Signal, and Telegram of not doing enough to curb rising extremism online. He urges these tech giants to work with intelligence agencies to crackdown on the spread of terrorist content through encrypted messaging. ASIO is also concerned about the misuse of generative AI by criminals to plot and plan acts of extreme violence.

April 23, 2024
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