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This is why Australia may be powerless to force tech giants to regulate harmful content

  • Written by Damien Spry, Lecturer, University of South Australia
This is why Australia may be powerless to force tech giants to regulate harmful contentAndrew Harnik/AP

If some anonymous troll went after one of my children, I’d be livid. And if my colleagues supported me, I’d thank them.

So, on some level, I can sympathise with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce when he railed against the rumour-mongering on social media that targeted his daughter earlier this month.

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