Australian Digital Duty of Care bill faces legislative delay
The proposed Digital Duty of Care bill is expected to face delays as the Coalition and the Greens prepare to hold an inquiry. Both parties, who control the upper house, intend to scrutinize the legislation.
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The Coalition has all but ruled itself out of negotiations on the bill, arguing it amounts to political censorship and should be abandoned. Of particular concern to the opposition was a broad ministerial discretion to delineate what was online harm, which has since been walked back by Wells.
In an exposure draft of the legislation released on September 8, the government proposed penalties of $109.2 million for corporations that violate the new online safety rules. Greens are seeking to massively increase penalties of 10 per cent of platforms’ global revenue.
The minor party will now push to allow individual Australians to sue big tech corporations for the harm they foster online.
Meta’s head of global safety, Antigone Davis, is set to travel to Australia this week, where she will meet with Hanson-Young to discuss the matter. Meta owns major social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.
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Algorithm off-switch to face delay as Coalition, Greens prepare inquiry
Both the Coalition and the Greens, who control passage of legislation in the upper house, are prepared to interrogate the Digital Duty of Care bill.
2 hours ago · Nick NewlingAlgorithm off-switch to face delay as Coalition, Greens prepare inquiry
Both the Coalition and the Greens, who control passage of legislation in the upper house, are prepared to interrogate the Digital Duty of Care bill.
2 hours ago · Nick Newling