Australian legislation
The Sub-Committee is likely to consider how aspects of the Australian legislation, such as the exemptions given to journalists, capacity to fine individual trolls, and prominence given to violence against women and girls, can inform the upcoming UK Online Safety Bill.
The Committee is also expected to explore the Australian parliament’s News Media Bargaining Code, which attempted to ensure large technology companies pay local news outlets to publish or link their content. MPs may consider what Meta’s (then Facebook’s) response says about the company’s attitude towards online safety and what that means for any similar legislation in the UK.
Witnesses
Tuesday 14 December 2021
from 10.00:
- Julie Inman Grant, Australian eSafety Commissioner
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Online safety and online harms