Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar claims tough new powers threatening social media and web hosting services with jail terms and heavy fines are unworkable after they became law in less than an hour of parliamentary debate on Thursday.
The Morrison government has rejected criticism from the tech sector the laws, which punish companies if they fail to remove "abhorrent violent material" quickly from their platforms, will stifle innovation and force entrepreneurs overseas.
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