Defamation policy won’t tackle online trolls, lawyers tell PM | MWhitbourn
, the Law Council of Australia said the government’s draft bill was unlikely to achieve its stated objectives and defamation law was “a relatively ineffective mechanism ... for reducing trolling activity on social media”.
Under the plan, social media platforms would be given a new defence against being liable for defamatory posts of users if they set up complaints processes under which a person could ask them for the contact details of an anonymous commenter or to delete the post. The changes also give the owners of social media pages an immunity from being sued for the comments of third parties on their pages. Experts say this will mean a person would have no obligation to delete a defamatory comment on their page even if they became aware of it and were asked to delete it, which goes further than the law applying to physical noticeboards.
The government proposes a new Federal Court order to force social media platforms to reveal a commenter’s identity in cases where consent is withheld. All courts already have this power.that the owners of public social media pages, including media outlets and public figures, are legally responsible for third parties’ defamatory comments. Tech platforms and commenters would continue to be liable.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Stop Boris': Banners protesting UK PM Boris Johnson flown over Premier League gamesPressure continues to mount on Boris Johnson, with a petition calling for him to be removed amassing almost 80,000 signatures. 9News
Read more »
Nusrat Ghani: PM said he ‘could not get involved’ over ‘Muslimness’ sacking claimEx-minister says she was rebuffed after telling Boris Johnson she was told she lost job because of her faith
Read more »
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding amid new COVID-19 rules'I am no different to - dare I say it - thousands of other New Zealanders who have had much more devastating impacts felt by the pandemic.' New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says her wedding won't be going ahead as planned amid new COVID-19 restrictions.
Read more »
‘Such is life’: NZ PM cancels weddingNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed her wedding to fiance Clarke Gayford will not be going ahead, as she brings back Covid restrictions across the country.
Read more »
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad admitted to hospital for third time in a monthMalaysia's longest-serving leader, who famously clashed with former prime minister Paul Keating in 1993, is resting in a cardiac care unit in Kuala Lumpur, his spokesperson announces.
Read more »