The Australian Government has introduced a far-reaching bill to combat cyberbullying, insults and threats by adults.
Anyone guilty can be fined up to 68,300 euros and must apologize to their victim.
Supervisor
If parliament approves this, the cybersecurity regulator can compel companies and platforms like Twitter and Facebook to take gross and offensive data offline within 24 hours. If they do not, they risk a fine of more than 3 tons.
The regulator will also have the authority to disclose the owners of anonymous accounts on which these types of connections or accounts that contain illegal content appear.
In crisis situations, the organizer can block websites, for example when committing an attack. As an example, Communications Minister Fletcher cited the attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. The perpetrator posted photos of the attack, in which 51 people were killed, directly on social media.
freedom of expression
“Just as it sometimes goes wrong with a small percentage of personal contact, there are also risks on the Internet,” Fletcher said in the Canberra Times. He noted that cyberbullying can take such serious forms that victims in the worst case can commit suicide.
According to Fletcher, the law sufficiently takes into account freedom of expression.
