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A legal model for government intervention to combat online hate
Published as: Andre Oboler, A legal model for government intervention to combat online hate, Internet Law Bulletin 14(2), May 2011 Racial hate propaganda is unlawful in Australia, and this extends to non-private online communications. This may create liabilities for technology companies. International discussions have highlighted the need for both national and international engagement on the […]
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Andre Oboler, Time to Regulate Internet Hate with a New Approach?, Internet Law Bulletin
INTRODUCTION The rise of social media over the last seven years[i] has revolutionised communication. Applications like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and MySpace, have given the online public a means of mass communication. Behind these platforms are large corporations[ii] who profit from the communication they facilitate, yet take little responsibility over the content. A new approach is […]
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Andre Oboler’s article, “Possibility of policing the internet?” in the Australian Jewish News
Andre Oboler, Possibility of policing the internet?, The Australian Jewish News, March 12 2010, p10 The Community, needs to have a debate about the feasibility of policing the internet. Over the past few weeks, the internet, and specifically social networking site Facebook, has been taking some knocks. Commentary has come from all levels of politics. […]