Australia will fine social media and web hosting companies up to 10 percent of t...
CANBERRA - Australia will fine social media and web hosting companies up to 10 percent of their annual global turnover and imprison executives for up to three years if violent content is not removed “expeditiously” under a new law.
Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with one murder following the attack and was remanded without a plea. Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter described the laws as a “world first in terms of legislating the conduct of social media and online platforms”. “We are committed to leading the way in developing new technologies and standards for identifying and removing terrorist content.”Facebook said last week it was exploring restrictions on who can access their live video-streaming service, depending on factors such as previous violations of the site’s community standards.
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