A minor party is set to demand significant concessions from the government in exchange for backing proposed digital duty of care laws aimed at regulating big tech. The Greens will push for stronger legal protections, including the right for individuals to sue platforms and seek financial compensation, as well as restructuring penalties to tie fines to corporations’ global revenue rather than fixed amounts. With the legislation expected to be introduced soon, the party’s stance could shape the final form of the laws. The move highlights growing political pressure to hold tech companies more accountable for online harms.
Minor party plans to drive a tough bargain in exchange for support for digital duty of care legislationGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens will push Labor to dramatically toughen new laws designed to rein in big tech, calling for individuals to have the right to take platforms to court and win financial compensation.As Labor prepares to introduce its planned digital duty of care laws into parliament this week, the Greens say they will drive a tough bargain in exchange for support, including pushing for fines by the eSafety commissioner to be levied as a percentage of corporations’ global revenue rather than set amounts.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
