Social media giants could be forced to pay for regulating and enforcing a swath of new laws designed to curb the social, economic and democratic harms they cause, and also nominate designated employees in Australia who can be held responsible for bad behaviour.

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will on Thursday introduce a crackdown on misinformation and disinformation online, while Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, KC, will also introduce Labor’s new anti-doxxing laws alongside the biggest overhaul of privacy legislation.