Australia: Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Act 2022 containing local operation requirements rejected
Description
Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Act 2022 containing local operation requirements rejected
On 11 April 2022, the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 lapsed due to the dissolution of the Australian Parliament. The Bill would have required any foreign social media provider with more than 250'000 local users to have legal representation in Australia and provide contact details of users posting defamatory content in defamation cases.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-12-17
in consultation
2022-01-21
processing consultation
2022-02-10
under deliberation