Warning on knee-jerk social media legislation

Original article by Natasha Gillezeau, Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 1-Apr-19

Law Council of Australia president Arthur Moses has accused the federal government of a "knee jerk" response to the Christchurch mosque shootings. The government plans to introduce legislation that would see social media companies punished for not removing violent videos from their platforms, with the Christchurch attacks having been live-streamed by the alleged shooter. Moses says the government should have looked at banning hate speech on social media, which he contends is what causes people to commit such attacks in the first place.

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Police examine fake Greens siege post

Original article by Sarah Whyte
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 6-Jan-15

A Facebook post of Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has been manipulated in such a way as to discredit her as a politician. The matter is being investigated by the Australian Federal Police. Hanson-Young stated in the original message that she sympathised with the victims of the Martin Place siege in Sydney, while the fake message describes gunman Man Horan Monis as a "peace loving" individual who was wronged by a "cruel government"

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