TY - JOUR
T1 - Online safety and social media regulation in Australia
T2 - eSafety Commissioner v X Corp
AU - Smith, Marcus
AU - Nolan, Mark
AU - Gaffey, John
PY - 2024/9/27
Y1 - 2024/9/27
N2 - This article discusses the issue of online safety and the regulation of social media, examining first, some key theoretical perspectives on social media regulation, transparency, legitimacy and corporate regulation; second, Australian legal responses to the issue of online safety, including the Online Safety Act, legislation to curb abhorrent violent material and violent extremist material, and the eSafety Commissioner v X Corp case; and third, evolving technology-based strategies to regulation: self-regulation systems and user verification. The challenges and complexities that arise in the context of social media are emblematic of the much wider challenges facing both technology regulation and society around the world.
AB - This article discusses the issue of online safety and the regulation of social media, examining first, some key theoretical perspectives on social media regulation, transparency, legitimacy and corporate regulation; second, Australian legal responses to the issue of online safety, including the Online Safety Act, legislation to curb abhorrent violent material and violent extremist material, and the eSafety Commissioner v X Corp case; and third, evolving technology-based strategies to regulation: self-regulation systems and user verification. The challenges and complexities that arise in the context of social media are emblematic of the much wider challenges facing both technology regulation and society around the world.
U2 - 10.1080/10383441.2024.2405760
DO - 10.1080/10383441.2024.2405760
M3 - Article
SN - 1038-3441
JO - Griffith Law Review
JF - Griffith Law Review
ER -