Misandry and Australia’s Online Safety Act
Article here. Excerpt:
'Humphrey commented that this broad reform would “[r]equire social media to meet a vague “duty of care” that would be at the discretion of the eSafety Commissar,” and that the revised law would “threaten companies with fines over $100 million if Australia’s chief censor determines that content on the site is too misogynistic or mean.”
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So, I searched the draft amendment for the words “misogyny” and “misogynistic.” I found no results. Then, I searched the word “women”—and there it was.
Under the section “Harmful to children,” the government listed six types of online content or behaviour that it believes social media companies should restrict to keep kids safe (see screenshot below). One type is “material or conduct that encourages or promotes hostile attitudes towards women or gender equality.”'
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