[New post] Online Safety Bill is watered-down – but should it really legislate for ‘hurt feelings’?

Mike Sivier posted: " Parts of a planned law to protect people using the Internet from seeing illegal material have been watered down - to protect free speech, it seems. The government has removed a section of the Online Safety Bill that refers to "legal but harmful mat" Vox Political Online Safety Bill is watered-down – but should it really legislate for 'hurt feelings'? Mike Sivier Nov 29 Parts of a planned law to protect people using the Internet from seeing illegal material have been watered down - to protect free speech, it seems. The government has removed a section of the Online Safety Bill that refers to "legal but harmful material". This means the largest, high-risk online platforms like Facebook, Instagram and […] Read more of this post Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vox Political. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2022/11/29/online-safety-bill-is-watered-down-but-should-it-really-legislate-for-hurt-feelings/ Powered by Jetpack