Government admits consultation came after social media laws were introduced

Under the legislation, social media companies risk fines of up to 10 per cent of the platform's annual turnover if they fail to remove violent content"expeditiously".However, the legal community and technology companies have criticised the Government for failing to adequately consult stakeholders.

Appearing before Senate Estimates, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said it would have liked to have been consulted about the laws. "We certainly understand and appreciate the intention of it, and we accept that the intention is not to prevent reputable media organisations undertaking reputable behaviour," he said.

Typical poor process from this government. Will social media platforms just block Aust content?

They probably wanted to impose the laws before Christchurch and were just waiting for the right time, lucky for them 50 people were massacred....

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