Internet trolls, bullies, abusers and anyone who threatens
another person or posts revenge porn images online could face fines
of up to $111,000 under new laws proposed for Australia.
The federal government introduced the Online Safety Bill 2021 to parliament
in February 2021, heralding the world's toughest take-down laws
for online abuse, including new powers to unmask anonymous internet
trolls.
Shutting down sharing of terrorist acts and extremist
activities online
This bill will give the eSafety Commissioner the power to
respond rapidly and block websites that are sharing "crisis
events", such as terrorist acts like the Christchurch
shooting. This means the commissioner could ask internet service
providers to block public access to terrorist or extremely violent
content for a limited period of time.
