Christchurch Call Advisory Network Dr Katy Vaughan was reappointed for a second term as Co-Chair of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network. The Advisory Network consists of leading organisations and individuals from civil society, academia, and the technical community, convened as part of the Christchurch Call, which emerged as a response to the Christchurch massacre on March 15, 2019, when 51 Muslims were killed during prayer. The Advisory Network exists to provide expert advice on implementing the commitments in the Call to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online in a manner consistent with a free, open, and secure internet, and with international human rights law. Over the past 6 months, as Co-Chair of the Advisory Network Katy has convened a number of engagement sessions including representatives from Government and Civil Society to discuss issues surrounding the proliferation of terrorist and violent extremist content following the October 7th Hamas attack, and ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, including the impact of efforts from the tech industry to moderate content on affected and marginalised communities. In addition, Katy has convened online sessions with Online Safety Regulators (including the UK’s Ofcom, Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán, and Australia’s eSafety Commissioner) and policymakers, civil society, academia and the tech industry in light of new developments in State regulation of online service providers. 9
Extremism and Short-form Video Platforms
Dr Joe Whittaker has also been involved in a project which seeks to counter extremism on short-form video platforms, such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts. The project created two reports; one which offered guidance to content creators who create counter narratives on these platforms, and the second which provides the evidence-based, strategic logic of the approach taken. CYTREC Lead Appointed Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences Professor Stuart Macdonald was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences . The Academy’s Fellowship comprises over 1,500 leading scientists from academia, public, private and third sectors. With expertise covering the breadth of the social sciences, their work helps address some of the major challenges being faced by our society and the world. Selected through an independent and robust peer review by the Academy’s Nominations Committee, Fellows are recognised for the substantial contributions they have made to industry, policy, and higher education.
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