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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Butler

The Australian government wants to stop online harm fuelling violence and division. What can it do?

a boy holding a smart phone
The government is looking for ways to improve online safety laws amid concerns about websites and algorithms serving harmful or violent content to users. Photograph: Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF

The Albanese government says “doing nothing is not an option” in the face of the online harms highlighted by April’s Sydney stabbings and the crisis of violence against women.

But after saying it would do something, determining exactly what the government will actually do to further regulate the big tech and social media space is still an open question.

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