Later this month, Parliament will decide whether a government official will have the power to censor porn online and remove hookup apps from online stores.
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The Australian Greens, meanwhile, have asked that it be repealed and redrafted.
March 14, 2021 23:24 GMT (16:24 PDT) | Topic: Security
Australia s new Online Safety Bill was introduced to Parliament on February 24, eight business days after consultation on the draft legislation closed and before the submissions to the consultation were published. It was handed to a Senate committee on February 25 and after holding one public hearing, the committee has handed down its report.
Despite testimony from tech companies and civil liberties groups, the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has made a total of two recommendations.
One of the recommendations simply state: The committee recommends that the Bills be passed .
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Lawyers are warning that the Online Safety Bill introduced into Parliament today gives new and broad discretionary powers to the e-Safety Commissioner.