Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP is championing harsh penalties for social media companies in a bid to stop them from becoming 'weaponised with terror content', calling on fellow world leaders to take similar action.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is championing harsh penalties for social media companies in a bid to stop them from becoming 'weaponised with terror content', calling on fellow world leaders to take similar action.
Under the proposed laws it would be an offence if social media sites didn't remove terrorism footage from their platforms as soon as they became aware of it. Penalties would also increase with the length of time the content remained on the site. The government will deliver the legislature plan in a summit today with the Australian executives of social media companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter.
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