The proposed new laws will force companies to remove content more quickly and make it harder to find.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher is urging tech companies to "step up" and take more responsibility for the harmful material spreading on their platforms, unveiling proposed laws that would heap pressure on the industry to strengthen protections for users.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says tech companies must 'step up' to prevent harmful material from proliferating online."Harmful material must be taken down faster. Attempts to send terrorist attacks viral must be stopped in their tracks. Industry needs to step up and take more responsibility.
"That needs to change. We need to get to a point where our online highways benefit from the same rigorous approach to safety we see in the global automotive market – where international standards, enforced by legislation made by sovereign nations, are met by global manufacturers as they supply their vehicles to global markets."
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