New social media legislation in Australia must be complied in an hour

According to ethical hacking training specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), social media and content platforms could have less than one hour to identify and delete “inappropriate content” as established by “the world first social media legislation”, recently approved in Australian territory.

This recently approved legislation not only affects
social media platforms, but also Internet service providers, content, and
hosting that store content both inside and outside Australia.

From now on, both individuals and organizations
will face fines or jail time if they are unable to identify and delete content
considered offensive within an established time frame, report the ethical
hacking training experts.

The time limits for companies to identify and
eliminate this content are not yet established, so we may have to wait for the
courts to establish some sort of precedent.

On the other hand, the attorney general of
Australia, Christian Porter, mentioned during the discussion of this law a
relevant point about the estimated time that will have the social media
platforms: “Using the example of the shooting in Christchurch, I cannot
say with accuracy which would have been the best time for Facebook
to eliminate the live streaming of that incident. What I can say is that it is
completely irrational for that kind of content to remain on a platform like
Facebook for more than an hour.”

The Attorney General maintains that this law
will prevent a similar incident from being transmitted again on Facebook,
Twitter, and other platforms that allow for live streaming.

Also, the ethical hacking training specialists
mention that Internet content providers should notify the authorities if they
identify any kind of inappropriate material (videos, photos, audio, etc.). The
Australian authorities may also decree the immediate elimination of content
originating outside Australian territory.

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