old charged with promoting violent extremist content on social media
An 18-year-old Australian man has been charged with 30 offenses related to the promotion of violent extremist content and possession of child abuse material. The investigation was initiated following an FBI report regarding the suspect's social media activity.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing international cooperation between law enforcement agencies in tracking and prosecuting digital extremist threats.
Link copied Share Share article An 18-year-old Queenslander has been charged with extremist offences after allegedly running social media channels supporting violence against Muslims, Jews and migrants.
Police said the investigation was sparked by a report from the FBI alleging an Australian user was spreading extremist content on a social media platform.
Officers from the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team executed a search warrant at a home in Warner, north of Brisbane, on May 27, seizing several electronic devices.
It is alleged the man was operating multiple social media channels supporting violence against people of Muslim, Jewish, and migrant backgrounds.
Police said forensic examination of the devices allegedly revealed extremist content and child abuse material.
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