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Social media executives could be jailed and their companies fined billions of dollars if they fail to remove terrorist material like the Christchurch massacre live stream, under proposed new laws.
The Morrison Government is pledging to introduce the bill to Parliament next week after the killing of 50 people at two mosques was broadcast live on Facebook.
New laws could see social media bosses jailed for failing to combat terrorist content in wake of Christchurch shootings
The bill would cover "abhorrent violent material", such as videos that showed terrorist attacks, murders or rapes.
Companies like Facebook and Google, which owns YouTube, would be forced to take down videos "expeditiously".
Attorney-General Christian Porter said juries would determine whether material was not removed quickly enough in each case.
While the legislation would not apply retrospectively, Mr Porter said he expected a jury would find Facebook guilty over the Christchurch video.
originally posted by: Lysergic
Hmm how about you just ban social media, like China?
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
originally posted by: Lysergic
Hmm how about you just ban social media, like China?
Some times it feels like we're just a satellite state of China... while they scream about One Nation taking money from U.S. organizations they are taking millions, perhaps billions from Chinese organizations and selling out our country.
originally posted by: pheonix358
Without those videos we would never be able to prove a damn thing.
There is a very good video out there that proves the gunman had at least one other working with him.
This legislation is actually aimed at the Q movement's ability to call on Anons as an intel asset.
This is also the thin edge of the wedge that leads to only being able to see approved information.
First they took over the media ... then they took the social platforms ... then they made bugging phones legal but only for themselves ... then they put cameras up all over the place ... and now there is a camera in my living room.
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originally posted by: Macdon
Australia is a 3rd world communist #hole. All the 3rd world scum have destroyed what it once was. All this has been supported with orders and cash from Communist China - the blight of humanity. The AU PM thinks he can arrest foriegn execs who are worth a million times than he is, well I've got news for him. Put simply, don't piss off anyone with spare cash to burn.
originally posted by: IkNOwSTuff
I was forced to download a VPN after Christchurch.
Australia has blocked a ton of sites and Im pissed about it.
Who do they think they are protecting and what exactly from?
Attorney-General Christian Porter said juries would determine whether material was not removed quickly enough in each case.
In 2007, an Australian coroner ruled that they had been deliberately killed by Indonesian special forces soldiers.[2] The official Indonesian version is that the men were killed by cross-fire during the battle for the town. According to The Economist, the Australian Government has never challenged this view in order to avoid damaging relations with Indonesia.[3]
After the ruling, newly elected Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd declared "those responsible should be held to account... You can't just sweep this to one side."[4][5] However, no meaningful action was taken after he was elected, and Rudd refused to visit the gravesite of the slain journalists in 2008.[
originally posted by: a325nt
a reply to: ChaoticOrder
Threaten the CEO with jail time over content they have no control over, watch that website block your entire country.