The Opposition will next week introduce a private member’s bill that would criminalise the use of social media to promote or publicise criminal activity. Offenders would face up to two years imprisonment and a two-year ban from social media.
The online regulator would also be given new powers to compel digital platforms to remove the material, under a proposal that has been picked up the leader of the Opposition.
The Albanese government has not seen the bill but is questioning whether the new offence and enforcement powers are needed, as states also move on the issue.
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