Australia’s consumer and media watchdogs have joined forces to regulate the internet and protect victims like broadcaster Erin Molan.
The Digital Platform Regulators Forum has been formed to jointly scrutinise internet search engines, social media services, private messaging services, electronic marketplaces and other platforms.
Its formation comes amid legislative reforms that the Morrison government hopes will strengthen Australia’s online safety regime. The Bill would grant victims of defamatory comments the power to ask for the identity of anonymous posters or use a new court order to unmask them. ACCC chair Rod Sims said the new digital regulators forum would increase co-operation between its member agencies as they navigate the challenges of managing the internet.The ACCC’s role in the new forum is to scrutinise digital platforms in relation to competition and the effects on consumers, while the other agencies focus on regulating media services, protecting privacy and promoting safety online.
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