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@onlyparam2.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:57 AM

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@lisazed.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 2:09 AM

The #AustraliaInstitute commissioned a poll of 1,042 voters to test public attitudes towards stronger digital duty-of-care laws.

The results were striking.
#auspol

Ninety-three per cent supported a legal requirement for online platforms to provide a safe online environment and prevent harmful content.
Eighty-three per cent supported fining people who spread dangerous content.
And half of Australians - 50 per cent - said executives of offending companies should also face jail time.
There was also strong support for giving people who are harmed by online platforms a way to seek compensation.
Seventy-two per cent believed users who suffer physical or mental harm should be able to seek compensation from the platform responsible. Importantly, this was not confined to voters on one side of politics, support included 62 per cent of One Nation voters and 69 per cent of Coalition voters.
Whatever the political arguments over the government's particular Bill, these numbers point to something important.
Australians will not allow governments to stand back and let
Big Tech regulate itself.
They expect platforms to take responsibility for the consequences of the systems they design and profit from.
If a product causes harm offline, we expect someone to be accountable.
If a company sells a dangerous product, there are laws governing its conduct.

@twitter-exile.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 11:03 AM

Today, co-chief executive officer of the #AustraliaInstitute Richard Denniss on koalas, carbon offsets and whether the #Greens are still willing to pick the big fights.

Listen to the full story now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

#AUSPOL #VoteGreens #RichardDenniss

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