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PM cracks down on ‘wild west’ of social media

Miranda Ward

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is cracking down on the “wild west” of social media, announcing legislation that will hold Facebook, Twitter and other platforms responsible for harmful content and impose the same legal liabilities as mainstream publishers.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a crackdown on social media trolls, making the platforms themselves responsible for defamatory content shared on their websites. Alex Ellinghausen

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Miranda Ward is a journalist covering media and marketing for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Miranda on Twitter. Email Miranda at miward@afr.com

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