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Australian government imposes ‘anti-troll’ legislation to unmask bullies

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Social media networks could be held responsible for defamatory comments posted on their platforms

Social media will no longer be a safe space for internet trolls in Australia as the government introduces a new legislation.

The “anti-troll” law will hold social media networks including Facebook and Instagram responsible for any offensive and harmful comments published on their platforms.

The new legislation marks these networks as the publisher of comments which will put them at risk of defamation claims in Australian courts.

If such a case does reach court the platforms will be required to provide details of the person behind the trolling account.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison says this change will permit more free speech and accountability within the nation.

He says that “in a free society such as Australia where we value our free speech it is only free when that is balanced with the responsibility for what you say”.

He added that “Free speech is not being allowed to cowardly hide in your basement and sledge and slur and harass people anonymously and seek to destroy their lives”.

Natasha is an Associate Producer at ticker NEWS with a Bachelor of arts from Monash University. She has previously worked at Sky News Australia and Monash University as an Online Content Producer.

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Another nation bans Huawei from 5G network

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Germany has joined Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States to stop the tech company

 
China has blasted Germany over the nation’s reported plan to ban Huawei from the country’s 5G network.

In Berlin, the Chinese embassy said it is “very puzzled” and “strongly dissatisfied” by the move.

Diplomats believe the decision has been made by Germany’s government without any factual basis.

Adding, the move violates German economic laws and the principles of fair competition.

The reported ban follows similar moves made by Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Space 2.0: the new frontier in space travel

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Over the years, NASA has done some pretty cool stuff.

It’s put humans on the moon, animals in orbit and had a constant human presence living in space for over 20 years.

And now, government and private space companies are reaching beyond the stars with new technology.

Artificial intelligence is just one of the ways we are getting a clearer picture of life in space.

Whether it’s satellites, mission control, or astronauts themselves.

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Elon Musk offers stock grants worth $20 billion to Twitter employees

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This amount is under half what Musk purchased the social media giant for

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has offered employees stock grants worth nearly $20 billion.

The valuation is less than half of what Musk paid to buy the social media giant late last year.

Employees will start receiving their shares over the next six months, and will need to hold them for approximately a year before they can start to sell them on the stock market.

Musk revealed a few weeks ago that Twitter was on track to roughly be at cash flow break even later in the year, as advertisers start returning to the platform.

Musk has also laid off approximately 70 per cent of staff at the social media giant.

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