A 16 year-old boy has been charged over an alleged threat made towards a south Sydney mosque on social media. The comments, directed at the Australian Islamic House mosque in the city's southwest, have been widely condemned as hateful and Islamophobic.

Meta has blamed a technical glitch after an individual who reported an alleged threat against a Sydney mosque on Instagram received a notification that it had not breached the platform's community standards on violence.

The alleged threat referencing the massacre in Christchurch was left on the Instagram page of the Australian Islamic House Masjid.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Teen in Bunbury charged over alleged mosque taunt. Australian man Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison over the 2019 murders. The comment posted on the place of worship’s Instagram account allegedly said: “I’m about to Christchurch 2.0 this joint.”

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Western Australia following an alleged online threat to a Sydney mosque.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over an alleged online threat to a mosque in Sydney's south-west which referenced the 2019 Christchurch massacre, sparking a major police investigation.

A heinous massacre threat received by a newly opened western Sydney mosque on Tuesday has left Australian Muslims fearful for their safety.

A 16-year-old has been charged in Western Australia following an alleged online threat to a mosque in south-west Sydney.

A 16-year-old boy in WA has been charged over an alleged threat to carry out a “Christchurch 2.0” mass shooting 3800km away at a Sydney mosque. NSW authorities alerted WA Police following reports from the Australian Islamic House — Masjid Al-Bayt Al-Islami at Edmondson Park that an alarming comment was posted to its Instagram page.

A 16-year-old has been charged over alleged threats to “Christchurch 2.0” a mosque in Sydney, with a number of Muslim groups stating they are profoundly concerned by the recent development.

In response to the alleged threats, the president of a mosque in Sydney stated that the community“deserves to feel secure and protected,” u