1/200 S2E59 - Online Extremism and Abuse in NZ

Description

Coordinated online abuse and disinformation campaigns are nothing new, but in the last few years they’ve accelerated and become far more ubiquitous. We talk with Nicole Skews-Poole about the way that has developed in NZ and what progressive and left institutions and communities can be doing to fight back.

This episode’s co-hosts

Ginny, Kyle, Nicole

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions

2:50 The Rise of Online Disinformation Echo Chambers

7:36 Online Organizing

13:12The Playbooks

19:50 Threading Between Different Online Spaces

23:20 “If I’m An Evil Company”

26:34 The Internet Just Kind of Sucks Now

29:17 Mass Exodus 

32:43 Games Communities As A Precursor 

35:30 Shifting Spaces

44:58 Where Power Lies

49:43 NZPol Shifting

51:53 Decision Makers Wishlist

57:11 Disinformation Division

59:46 Responsibility of Institutions 

1:05:33 Defunding Resources

1:07:58 Community Led Action

Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive

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