Erin Molan has for the first time revealed the reason she walked away from a lucrative job with the NRL.
The Morrison government insists its world-first legislation would help unmask trolls who hide behind their keyboards.
“I haven't said that publicly before but the trolling element and some of the attacks that I’ve been subjected to for a long time now are probably one of the big contributors of me walking away from rugby league,” she said.In one instance, the 39-year-old Sky News contributor said a user threatened to push her in front of a bus. Another user said she should be raped.
The government’s bill would provide a mechanism for Australians to obtain contact details of the poster of abusive material, providing an avenue for potential defamation action. She added even though she had received racist attacks from anonymous trolls, she would be unlikely to use the powers afforded by the bill herself.
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