1 week Ago By Lauren Ferri and Jessica Wang
Anthony Albanese has taken a swipe at social media giants and the power of algorithms “pushing people toward extremes” after a teenager was shot dead by police when he stabbed a man while “on the path of jihad”. Social media giants have again been put on notice by the Prime Minister, who dialled up his language on the algorithms in the wake of the attack in a Perth Bunnings carpark. The 16-year-old unleashed his attack at the Willetton Bunnings carpark about 10.
15pm on Saturday, with police shooting the boy after they were unable to stop him with police Tasers. The teenager stabbed one man, who remains at Royal Perth Hospital in a stable condition. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
Prior to his attack, the teenager sent a message to several people on social media saying he was going “on the path of jihad”, with The West Australian reporting that members of Perth’s concerned Islamic community alerted police to the messages. “Brothers please forgive me for any time I have wronged you, I am going on the path of jihad tonight for the sake of Allah,” the boy, who had reportedly converted to Islam, wrote. “I am a soldier of the mujahideen of al-Qa’ida and take responsibility for the actions that will .
.. take place tonight.
” He also warned his contacts to “clear” incriminating evidence from devices like laptops and phones. “If you have any illegal or jihadi things online or in real life please make su.
