good morning friends
how will we scatter the cabal today?
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1113770942541352960
Joe Biden has had more Google searches this week than the previous 4 weeks combined. The former VP released a video Wednesday saying he'll be more “mindful” about respecting people’s personal space.
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Media/Pages/Tough-New-Laws-to-protect-Australians-from-Live-Streaming-of-Violent-Crimes.aspx
https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/hansards/e252d273-2978-453f-86f5-ef9a8b66800f/toc_pdf/Senate_2019_04_03_7037.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf
https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-releases/livestream-laws-could-have-serious-unintended-consequences-chilling-effect-on-business
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/04/australia-passes-social-media-law-penalising-platforms-for-violent-content
>https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Media/Pages/Tough-New-Laws-to-protect-Australians-from-Live-Streaming-of-Violent-Crimes.aspx
Tough New Laws to protect Australians from Live-Streaming of Violent Crimes
"It was clear from our discussions last week with social media companies, particularly Facebook, that there was no recognition of the need for them to act urgently to protect their own users from the horror of the live streaming of the Christchurch massacre and other violent crimes and so the Morrison Government has taken action with this legislation."
The Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019, which passed through the House of Representatives today after passing the Senate last night, provides two new sets of offences:
Makes it a criminal offence for social media platforms not to remove abhorrent violent material expeditiously. A failure to do so would be punishable by up to three years' imprisonment or fines of up to 10% of the platform's annual turnover.
Requires social media platforms anywhere in the world to notify the AFP if they become aware their service is streaming abhorrent violent conduct that is happening in Australia. A failure to do this will be punishable by fines of up to $168,000 for an individual or $840,000 for a corporation.
In addition, the e-Safety Commissioner will have the power to issue notices that bring this type of material to the attention of social media companies. As soon as they receive a notice, they will be deemed to be aware of the material, meaning the clock starts ticking for the platform to remove the material or face extremely serious criminal penalties.
>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/04/australia-passes-social-media-law-penalising-platforms-for-violent-content
Australia passes social media law penalising platforms for violent content
The Labor opposition combined with the ruling Liberal-National Coalition to pass the law on Thursday, despite warning it won’t allow prosecution of social media executives as promised by the government. Tech giants expressed the opposite concern that it may criminalise anyone in their companies for a failure to remove violent material.
The bill, described the attorney general, Christian Porter, as “most likely a world first”, was drafted in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, when video of the alleged perpetrator’s violent attack spread on social media faster than it could be removed.
On Thursday Porter said Facebook and Twitter “should not be playing footage of murder”, in the same way that commercial television stations would not show it.
“There are platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook who do not seem to take their responsibility to not show the most abhorrently violent material seriously,” he told reporters in Canberra.
>https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-releases/livestream-laws-could-have-serious-unintended-consequences-chilling-effect-on-business
Livestream laws could have serious unintended consequences, chilling effect on business
If passed, the Bill would create two new crimes under the Criminal Code:
firstly, it would be a criminal offence for social media platforms not to remove abhorrent violent material expeditiously, which would be punishable by three years’ imprisonment or fines equating up to 10% of a platform’s annual turnover; and
secondly, platforms anywhere in the world would have to notify the Australian Federal Police if aware their service was streaming abhorrent violent conduct occurring in Australia, with failure to do this punishable by fines of up to $168,000 for an individual or $840,000 for a corporation.
Mr Moses said imposing penalties on companies based on their annual turnover rather than by reference to a maximum set of penalties was problematic and could lead to difficulties with sentencing, with companies will be punished by reference to their size rather than the seriousness of their breach.
that's Buttigieg not Buttplug
You guys think we MIGHT be over the target?
It's called a thread ya dum fuk
you're gonna stop me