Australia: Content liability measures in Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Act
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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…
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…
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…
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…