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🇳🇿 Greetings from the New Zealand Parliament! What an amazing opportunity to brief the Minister of Interior on the impact coming from the New Zealand Online Violence Prevention Programme. We have created New Zealand's first online referral mechanism to provide community-led off-ramps for individuals who are engaging with deeply violent content online, including glorification of terrorism, anti-minority violence, gore and graphic violent content. Grateful for support from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand and Department of Internal Affairs (NZ). Watch this space - More information to come on the programme's impact in the coming months. It is a critical moment where: 💻 The majority of New Zealanders spend over 4 hours per day online. 📲 73% of 16-17 year olds expressed concern about encountering harmful content online. 48% found it difficult to avoid harmful content. 🧠 Youth participants in a recent study by the NZ Classification Office described a range of emotional and psychological impacts of exposure to violent content online. 📈 As of 2022, 31% of teens (16-17 years old) had encountered online content promoting violence against specific groups. 20% had encountered violent extremist content, 17% encountered self-harm content, 16% encountered suicide content, and 15% had encountered eating disorder content. These numbers are likely to have increased since 2022. Huge shout out to Theresa Rajah and the whole Moonshot team who have invested so much personally in making this work a success. This work is only possible through our partnership with a wonderful, longstanding violence prevention organisation in New Zealand - thank you for your courage and innovation to bring your services to even more people in need 🤝🏾 And a final thank you to Dr Angus Lindsay, Glenn Williams, Manisha Bhikha, Rachel Sutherland for laying the groundwork for this programme and such a successful set of 14(!) government briefings this week in Wellington.

Violence Prevention for Mental Health Professionals Today (Nov, 12 2025 - 1pm Eastern time), our Director of US Programs Sara Winegar Budge, PsyD Oregon Licensed Psychologist is delivering Mental Health and Targeted Violence 101: Preventing School Shootings and Other Mass Casualty Events - an American Psychological Association accredited course for mental health practitioners and others. Sara is joined by Dr. Beverley Ellis and Dr. Emma Cardeli from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in delivering this essential training for mental health providers. You can still sign up for today's training here: https://lnkd.in/ehaUShtb

We can't thank everyone who participated in Megaweek enough. So many people who gave their time, shared their knowledge and experiences, and inspired us to keep working on innovative ways to prevent online harm.

⛸️ 🌍 100 Days to the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina! — and a Safer Digital Future for Team USA. The countdown has begun, as Team USA prepares to take the world stage at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, and we’re also marking another milestone today: We’re launching Team USA Safe Online 💻 Developed in partnership with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, this new hub gives athletes and their families practical tools to protect their privacy, security, and wellbeing online. From safeguarding personal data to responding to harassment, the site is designed to tackle the real challenges athletes face as online abuse and the rise of AI-generated deepfakes grow. Our team at Moonshot is honored to continue supporting Team USA’s commitment to athlete safety.  As we count down the final 100 days to Milano Cortina, we’re cheering on every athlete heading to the Games, and helping to ensure their online spaces are secure so they can compete at their best. 🥇 Visit Team USA Safe Online here ⤵️ www.teamusasafeonline.com #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #MilanoCortina #TeamUSA #OnlineSafety

Reflections from an incredible week in Toronto. 🇨🇦 For nearly a decade, we at Moonshot have been proud partners of Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada to prevent violence online. Today, this work ensures that anyone engaging with extremist or terrorist content online in five Canadian provinces will be offered online access to critical prevention services. I am thankful for another successful "Megaweek" - which I fondly refer to as the Glastonbury of the prevention community. A week full of thoughtful discussion, exchange and even laughter - something we all desperately need doing this work. Thank you to Robert Burley, Brett Kubicek, and the whole Canada Centre team. Your leadership in the global terrorism prevention community is unparalleled. Highlights of the week include briefing Canada's Secretary of State, co-hosting a workshop *in a hockey rink* with the Christchurch Call Foundation, and convening a special Moonshot dinner on the future of AI and prevention as we look towards 2035. Shout out to my fellow panellists Stephanie Carvin, Karmvir Padda, Galen Lamphere-Englund for sharing your important work on how gender shapes different forms of violence, and what it means for prevention. And to our partners across Canada: Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Extremist Violence, Yorktown Family Services, Organization for the Prevention of Violence, RAPS, John Howard Society of Ontario - Thank you for your partnership and bold experimentation in bringing your services online to the people that need them most. 🇨🇦 💪🏾

As 'Megaweek' in Canada wraps for 2025, our CEO Vidhya Ramalingam shares her highlights from another thought-provoking set of events, workshops and conversations. Thank you Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada, our partners and guests for bringing bold insight and sharing valuable expertise. After ten years, we're still as committed as ever to preventing violence online.

🍁 The Government of Canada has announced $36 million in renewed funding for the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, within Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada. Moonshot is proud to be included in the announcement, and to work alongside so many other partners on crucial work to keep Canadians safe online. This renewed commitment demonstrates Canada's leadership in taking a proactive, community-centered approach to preventing violence and building social cohesion. We're in Toronto this week for a major convening of Canadian and international practitioners to share learnings and plan the future of violence prevention. Stay tuned for more dispatches from Toronto! 🇨🇦 More information on the announcement here ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/gnNSrzsB

⏰ Tomorrow: Join our Public Q3 US Threat Briefing Political assassinations, extremist propaganda, and new recruitment hubs — our research team breaks down the biggest shifts shaping the threat environment across the US in 2025. 📅 Thursday, Oct 16 | ⌚ 11:00–12:00 ET | 📍 Online ✍️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKGJYX7K (organizational credentials required) Last chance to register. Space is limited.

🏆 Big news: Moonshot has been shortlisted for Best Application of AI to achieve Social Good at the AI Awards 2025! We're SO proud of our team who have been working hard to develop new tech to detect and prevent real-world harm and help keep more people safe online. Huge congratulations to all finalists who are harnessing the best of AI and it's potential for good! 🚀 #AIforGood #OnlineSafety #AIAwards #Innovation #DigitalSafety #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood

📢 This week! Moonshot Public Threat Briefing: Political Violence & Extremist Mobilization in Q3 2025 Q3 2025 has brought a surge in political violence and online extremist mobilization across the US. Our latest research reveals how groups are seizing on high-profile incidents, spreading propaganda, and establishing recruitment networks in new online spaces. Join us this Thursday, October 16,  for a one-hour briefing where we’ll cover: - Political violence in the US and the resulting spikes in threats - Extremist operational planning across social platforms - The rise of neo-Nazi recruitment hubs, including a new forum - How extremist groups are weaponizing recent events to incite violence against Black communities - New mobilization tactics that are reshaping the current threat landscape 📅 Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 ⌚ Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern 📍 Online (Zoom) ✍️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKGJYX7K (organizational credentials required) Don't miss this essential intelligence for US professionals in violence prevention, community safety, threat assessment, and security operations. Last few days to register. Space is limited.