Morrison's new censorship laws - the bigfooty edition

[Interstater]

If I understand correctly today's changes, if you post something defamatory:

- BigFooty is responsible
- to absolve themselves of the responsibility, BigFooty are required to send the email address and/or other identifying information of the poster to the person claiming defamation

Is this retrospective, I'm not sure.

Be careful out there people.

 

[Grave Danger]

But what if trolling on line is part of my religious beliefs? No worries - big tech can pay the damages!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

If I understand correctly today's changes, if you post something defamatory:

- BigFooty is responsible
- to absolve themselves of the responsibility, BigFooty are required to send the email address and/or other identifying information of the poster to the person claiming defamation

Is this retrospective, I'm not sure.

Be careful out there people.

Its an announcement, no explanatory memorandum, no draft bill, no bill before parliament to be debated and amended and the Morrison government can't even control their members to vote for government legislation.

Its an embryo, maybe even at zygote stage, and you are worried about which private high school to get the kid into.

 

[dirty2]

so need to b careful... No more drunk posting?

 

[OneGreatClub]

I don’t thing we will be able to write ScottyFromMarketing any more

 

[Grave Danger]

so need to b careful... No more drunk posting?

Sack Hinkley posts will have to stick to the truth, no name calling or threats.

 

[PatientMental]

Sack Hinkley posts will have to stick to the truth, no name calling or threats.

Shame that the humiliating facts on hinkley's resume are no longer few and far between

 

[StrappingTape]

Umpires gonna be rolling in cash.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Sack Hinkley posts will have to stick to the truth, no name calling or threats.

Australian defamation laws are all about well resourced people accusing their critics of defamation (even if it is the truth) and then sending them broke with legal costs from drawn out court cases.

All about forcing a settlement to be paid, even if you didn't actually defame someone.

 

[backtozero]

TeeKray, you know what to do.

 

[thundercloud]

An exposure draft of the legislation will be released in the coming week. This will provide all Australians, the industry, states, territories and stakeholders to have their say on these important new laws.

 

[Interstater]

Social media companies could be forced to give out names and contact details, under new anti-troll laws - ABC News

 

[PatientMental]

Imagine writing up censorship laws because one porky pig got his spaghetti in a knot and lost.

 

[Relativity]

Who decides who is a troll?

 

[dirty2]

so if I get sued for being a on line bully ECT.. I quit my job... Declare bankrupt and let yous all worry about picking up my tab

 

[Contested Marx]

Scott Morrison is a lying piece of s**t

Ken Hinkley is a bad coach

Chief happily pass my details onto whomever wants to sue for defamation thanks

 

[ibd77]

I guess the next gold mine career choice would be to become an defamation lawyer. Get studying kids!

 

[Chief]

Scott Morrison is a lying piece of sh*t

Ken Hinkley is a bad coach

Chief happily pass my details onto whomever wants to sue for defamation thanks

OK Christo Ffarken.

 

[Powerade 08]

An exposure draft of the legislation will be released in the coming week. This will provide all Australians, the industry, states, territories and stakeholders to have their say on these important new laws.

I'll still take the piss out of you if it gets passed.

You and the cyber police can email me as many times as you want.

 

[PatientMental]

OK Christo Ffarken.

Won't be the first government official to go after a Christo (Kristo) for an embarrassingly thin skinned reason

 

[PatientMental]

An exposure draft of the legislation will be released in the coming week. This will provide all Australians, the industry, states, territories and stakeholders to have their say on these important new laws.

*Who can afford the legal bills which in most cases will exceed hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars per case.

It's a 'I'm a rich politician with no spine' law.

 

[PatientMental]

Lol.

Morrison government’s plan to ‘unmask’ online trolls creates legal confusion

The Morrison government’s proposal to tackle anonymous online trolls making defamatory comments leaves many questions unanswered.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Dylan8]

I'll still take the piss out of you if it gets passed.

You and the cyber police can email me as many times as you want.

The consequences will never be the same

 

[GoTheMightyCrows]

Scott Morrison is a Homosexual

How was he?

 

[sobrave]