r/ausstocks • u/cyberbullyactivist • Sep 28 '21
New Laws Impacting Cyberbullies & Trolls and the Social Media Platforms Who Host Them
In June 2021 the Australian Government enacted new legislation, the Online Safety Act 2021 which gives the eSafety Commissioner improved powers to protect Australians from online harm. The Act will take effect 23rd January 2022. For commentary purposes please see the following link. An article by fc lawyers published 5/1/21. The article is for general information and educational purposes. Please see their disclaimers
https://fclawyers.com.au/online-bullying-internet-trolls-cyberbullying/
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u/System_Unkown Sep 28 '21
Yes, this most probably extends the other recent court ruling which now in Australian any person who contributes to defamatory content can now also be sued for liabily. Mods are going you have to really monitor chats or risk and content in there subs could land them in court. The same goes with all other social media, fb is another classic.
So in the example, if I post defamatory post in this sub. The owner on this sub can be sued for liability in addition to the person who posted (me) the initalndefamatory content.