Internet Watchdog Plays Down Fears Over Censorship
eSafety said over-blocking and over-compliance were certainly not the outcomes it wanted from the proposed digital duty of care.
TL;DR
- The federal online watchdog, eSafety commissioner, addressed fears of censorship related to Labor's proposed digital duty of care.
- Religious leaders argued the bill is too vague and could stifle discourse on contentious issues.
- Commissioner Julie Inman Grant dismissed these fears, calling them a "stretch."
- She stated that companies currently try to show the maximum amount of material, regardless of its nature.
- eSafety clarified that over-blocking and over-compliance are not the desired results of the digital duty of care.