Credit where its due, it's not all fumbled social media policies, burying gambling ad reform, attacking old media's enemies, outlawing opinions and exempting religious whack jobs.
Former Nine corporate lawyer and bible quoting fanatic, Communications Minister Michele Rowland, may have stumbled her way towards a rare win, flagging a 'Digital Duty of Care,' as recommended by an independent review of the Online Safety Act.
Could unleash all sorts of interesting torts such as parents suing US big tech for the suicide of a child or damages to reputations from the selling of incorrect or deliberately false private data. This one might unlock a pandoras box of unpredictable outcomes, some actually good.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/social-media-duty-of-care-laws-mental-health-harm/104597890
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Former Nine corporate lawyer and bible quoting fanatic, Communications Minister Michele Rowland, may have stumbled her way towards a rare win, flagging a 'Digital Duty of Care,' as recommended by an independent review of the Online Safety Act.
Could unleash all sorts of interesting torts such as parents suing US big tech for the suicide of a child or damages to reputations from the selling of incorrect or deliberately false private data. This one might unlock a pandoras box of unpredictable outcomes, some actually good.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/social-media-duty-of-care-laws-mental-health-harm/104597890
#auspol #socialmedia
Social media 'duty of care' laws would force online giants to take preventative action on mental health harms
Social media companies would be required to take preventative action against the worst foreseeable harms of their platforms under new laws the federal government has proposed.Nicole Hegarty (ABC News)
