New research, based on a survey of over 13,300 online Australians, shows:
- Four in 10 respondents (40.6%) had viewed fringe or radical content and 4.5 percent had viewed CSAM in the previous 12 months.
- Among respondents who viewed CSAM, 64.7 percent had also viewed fringe or radical content, while 7.1 percent of those who viewed radical content had also viewed CSAM.
- Respondents who viewed only CSAM or only fringe or radical content were similar to one another.
- Respondents who viewed both were more likely to be younger and male and had higher rates of criminal justice system contact and diagnosed mental illness.