[LINK] Xenophon calls for social media watchdog

Nick Ross nickrossabc at gmail.com
Thu Sep 5 10:49:22 AEST 2013


For pity's sake :(


On 5 September 2013 00:17, stephen at melbpc.org.au <stephen at melbpc.org.au>wrote:

> Senator calls for social media watchdog
>
> http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/525430/senator_calls_social_media_watchdog
>
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> Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, wants the next federal government to
> appoint a social media watchdog to crack down on Facebook and Twitter
> trolls.
>
> Senator Xenophon said the appointment of a social media ombudsman would
> give Australians the same protections enjoyed by social media users in
> other countries.
>
> It comes after an incident in 2010 when two Facebook memorial sites for
> murder victims in Queensland were flooded with pornographic and obscene
> messages.
>
> "So many social media users in this country feel powerless to protect
> themselves from abuse and it's about time that stopped," Senator Xenophon
> said in a statement on Wednesday.
>
> "A social media ombudsman would be the best way of dealing with it, due to
> the myriad of platforms and systems that abound."
>
> Under the senator's plan the ombudsman would operate through the Australian
> Communications and Media
> Authority.
>
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