Progress

Current status
rejected
11 Apr 2022 rejected
10 Feb 2022 under deliberation
21 Jan 2022 processing consultation
17 Dec 2021 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Apr 2022
rejected

Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 rejected in the Australian Parliament

On 11 April 2022, the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 lapsed due to the dissolution of the Australian Parliament. The Bill would have classified providers of social media services as “publishers”, and made them potentially liable for defamat…

Source
Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
10 Feb 2022
under deliberation

Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 introduced in the Australian Parliament

On 10 February 2022, the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 is introduced in the Australian Parliament. The Australian Government previously issued an exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill on 1 December 2021 and opened the cons…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
21 Jan 2022
processing consultation

Consultation on the exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Act including content liability measures closes

On 21 January 2022, the consultation on the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2021 closed. The Australian Government previously issued an exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill on 1 December 2021 and opened the consultation on 17 De…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
17 Dec 2021
in consultation

Australian Government opens consultation on the exposure draft of Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Act including content liability measures

On 17 December 2021, the public consultation on the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2021 opens. The Australian Government previously issued an exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill on 1 December 2021 and opened the consultation o…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament

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