Live-streaming laws face criticism for being ‘rammed through’ parliament

Article 2019-04-04 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne

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Social media companies will face criminal penalties for failing to promptly remove live-streaming of violent content under a harsh new law that whisked through the Federal Parliament in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, but the world-first law has been slammed by Australia’s peak legal body.

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