Despite his active online persona, the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch terror attacks wasn't known to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. When companies as big and wealthy as Facebook can't properly monitor and moderate online content, how can state agencies hope to stay on top of it? STUFF The minister responsible for intelligence agencies, Andrew Little, says he does not believe the intelligence agencies have failed. Social media companies won't fix themselves — they're beholden to shareholders, not state agencies and citizens, says Otago University's Associate Professor Ali Knott at the Department of Computer Sciences. When it comes to identifying patterns and predicting attacks, intelligence agencies will always have an advantage, she says.

Source: Stuff April 12, 2019 17:00 UTC