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Kia ora Sebastian

 

Thank you for your request for documents relating to the work of the
OFLC's Countering Violent Extremism team, made under the Official
Information Act.

 

We will provide a formal response in due course.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

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From: Sebastian [mailto:[FYI request #15569 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 11:30 AM
To: Information Unit <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Countering Violent Extremism team
documents

 

Dear Office of Film and Literature Classification,

 

This is a request for documents relating to the work of OFLC's Countering
Violent Extremism team. I request:

 

1) A copy of this team's work programme

 

2) OFLC's 2020 briefing to the incoming Minister for Internal Affairs
stated that "We have started work on an integrated strategy to counter
violent extremism online..." I request a copy of this strategy.

 

3) Copies of all briefings delivered to the Minister for Internal Affairs
on the topics of countering violent extremism online and countering
disinformation, dated from the last 12 months

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sebastian

 

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Dear Sebastian

 

Re your OIA Request: Countering Violent Extremism Team Documents

 

Thank you for your request made pursuant to the Official Information Act
1982 (OIA), dated 26 May 2021.  You have requested the following
information:

“… documents relating to the work of OFLC’s Countering Violent Extremism
team:

1.      A copy of the team’s work programme;

2.      OFLC’s 2020 briefing to the Incoming Minister for Internal Affairs
stated that “We have started work on an integrated strategy to counter
violent extremism online…” – A copy of the strategy;

3.      Copies of all briefings delivered to the Minister for Internal
Affairs on the topics of countering violent extremism online and
countering disinformation, dated from the last 12 months.”

We have reviewed your request.  No documents fall within scope of part 1
of your request.
 
We have identified one document that falls within scope of part 2 of your
request.  This is:

1.      Digital Extremism and Dangerous Disinformation Strategy (draft) –
Document withheld in full, pursuant to section 9(2)(f)(iv) and 9(2)(g)(i)
of the OIA. 

Six documents fall within scope of part 3 of your request.  These are:

2.      Briefing to Minister Tinetti entitled Background Note for Meting
17 February 2021 – taking an Integrated Approach to Online Ham (dated 16
February 2021) Attached – Redactions on page 6, pursuant to section 6(b)
of the OIA.

3.      Briefing to Minister Tinetti entitled Classification Office
Research Project – National Survey on Misinformation / Disinformation
(dated 3 March 2021) Attached – Appendix to this briefing withheld in
full, as the full research report is soon to be publicly available,
pursuant to section 18(d) of the OIA.

4.      Briefing to Minister Tinetti entitled Briefing to the Incoming
Minister of Internal Affairs 2020 Overview (available [1]here)

5.      Briefing to the Incoming Minister entitled About Us: Protecting
and Empowering New Zealanders  (available [2]here)

6.      Briefing to the Incoming Minister entitled Rethinking the Way We
Regulate Media in the Digital Age (available [3]here)

7.       Briefing to the Incoming Minister entitled Responding to the Rise
of Violent Extremism and Disinformation Online (available [4]here).

 

Aku mihi

 

Maggie Tait (she/her)

Communications Manager  |
Kaiwhakahaere Pâpâho       

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