Julie Inman Grant issues notices compelling companies to remove offending material within 24 hours
Politicians and experts have raised concerns after misinformation spread on online platforms following the Bondi junction stabbing and an alleged attack in a church in Sydney.Politicians and experts have raised concerns after misinformation spread on online platforms following the Bondi junction stabbing and an alleged attack in a church in Sydney.
Notices have not been issued in relation to imagery from the fatal Bondi Junction Westfield Junction stabbing which has continued to circulate on social media since Saturday. “We remain concerned about the role of social media, including the publication of videos that can be very harmful, particularly for younger people who have access. Anyone with a phone essentially can do that,” he said.
“They were reacting to what they were seeing on social media, there were many inflammatory posts making the rounds, people advocating for violence and the such. It was making lots of people very angry.” “In the immediate aftermath of the Bondi attack, eSafety took steps to respond to material circulating on major platforms depicting detailed scenes of death and violence given its potential to cause a significant amount of distress and harm to Australians, especially to the victims’ families and loved ones,” the spokesperson said.While the fears over livestreaming the Bondi attack did not eventuate, the platforms became flooded with misinformation about the event in the hours after.
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