Current Events > Australia to enact new law unmasking online trolls.

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Kombucha 11/29/21 7:53:19 PM #1:	Should platforms be held accountable for troll remarks if they refuse to unmask them? Yes No Should platforms be held accountable for troll remarks if they refuse to unmask them? - Results (80 votes) Yes 37.5% (30 votes) 30 No 62.5% (50 votes) 50 Anonymity may no longer be an option for online trolls in Australia Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is introducing new defamation laws that would force online platforms to reveal the identities of trolls, or else pay the price of defamation. As ABC News Australia explains, the laws would hold social platforms, like Facebook or Twitter, accountable for defamatory comments made against users. Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/28/22806369/australia-proposes-defamation-laws-unmask-trolls --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:960471661] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote> Should platforms be held accountable for troll remarks if they refuse to unmask them? Yes No Vote View Results Should platforms be held accountable for troll remarks if they refuse to unmask them? - Results (80 votes) Yes 37.5% (30 votes) 30 No 62.5% (50 votes) 50 Show Voting Form <quote>Anonymity may no longer be an option for online trolls in Australia Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is introducing new defamation laws that would force online platforms to reveal the identities of trolls, or else pay the price of defamation. As ABC News Australia explains, the laws would hold social platforms, like Facebook or Twitter, accountable for defamatory comments made against users.</quote> Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/28/22806369/australia-proposes-defamation-laws-unmask-trolls </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Heartomaton 11/29/21 7:54:23 PM #3:	Oh snap. --- https://www.youtube.com/user/Heartomaton Heartomaton for President 2028. <cite>Heartomaton posted [p:960471701] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Oh snap. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 11/29/21 7:55:33 PM #4:	What happens if another country passes a law requiring the preservation of anonymity? And the troll is located there but is trolling Australians? --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:960471730] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>What happens if another country passes a law requiring the preservation of anonymity? And the troll is located there but is trolling Australians? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SonicTH 11/29/21 7:55:36 PM #5:	Defamation against users, why I never. --- I tried running once but kept spilling my wine. <33> <cite>SonicTH posted [p:960471734] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Defamation against users, why I never.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 11/29/21 7:55:37 PM #6:	Well if every country did it then social media would die, so that's a plus. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:960471735] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Well if every country did it then social media would die, so that's a plus. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheChariot 11/29/21 7:57:31 PM #7:	Dear Google. What is a VPN? --- The Others are out there! Conservatives do not think right! They are anti-vax, anti-mask, and anti-social distancing. The pandemic has killed 700,000 Americans! <cite>TheChariot posted [p:960471800] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Dear Google. What is a VPN?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mustachedmystic 11/29/21 8:04:58 PM #9:	They are going to try to force social networks to doxx people? --- Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy. <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:960472045] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>They are going to try to force social networks to doxx people? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 11/29/21 8:05:31 PM #10:	Our current government is beyond corrupt. They are so blatant about not just their corruption, but their contempt for society. They dont even try to hide it. Slomo has a perpetual smug grin on his highly punchable face 24/7. Hopefully they are voted out, but most of our citizens are beyond stupid and/or dont care. <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:960472062] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Our current government is beyond corrupt. They are so blatant about not just their corruption, but their contempt for society. They dont even try to hide it. Slomo has a perpetual smug grin on his highly punchable face 24/7. Hopefully they are voted out, but most of our citizens are beyond stupid and/or dont care. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer 11/29/21 8:06:11 PM #11:	It's not a new complaint, but I hate that media has defined "troll" as "anyone who is mean on the internet". --- Ghosts are cool. <cite>FurryPhilosifer posted [p:960472081] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>It's not a new complaint, but I hate that media has defined "troll" as "anyone who is mean on the internet". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 11/29/21 8:09:09 PM #12:	I'm not sure this would be a bad thing, despite my high priority on privacy. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:960472177] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>I'm not sure this would be a bad thing, despite my high priority on privacy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 11/29/21 8:10:03 PM #13:	the country of convicts and giant spiders is really concerned about internet words --- The greatest Warcraft hero ever my queen the black lady Sylvanas Windrunner: https://imgur.com/J9Vhyjv <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:960472221] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>the country of convicts and giant spiders is really concerned about internet words </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AldousIsDead 12/01/21 10:00:48 AM #15:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Our current government is beyond corrupt. They are so blatant about not just their corruption, but their contempt for society. They dont even try to hide it. Slomo has a perpetual smug grin on his highly punchable face 24/7. Hopefully they are voted out, but most of our citizens are beyond stupid and/or dont care. Found the troll. --- In simplicity, utility. Through utility, simplicity. <cite>AldousIsDead posted [p:960518878] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Our current government is beyond corrupt. They are so blatant about not just their corruption, but their contempt for society. They dont even try to hide it. Slomo has a perpetual smug grin on his highly punchable face 24/7. Hopefully they are voted out, but most of our citizens are beyond stupid and/or dont care.</quote>Found the troll. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/01/21 10:04:58 AM #16:	TheChariot posted... Dear Google. What is a VPN? Could just do what Korea does with MMOs. Can't VPN around that. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:960518976] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>TheChariot posted... </cite> <quote>Dear Google. What is a VPN?</quote>Could just do what Korea does with MMOs. Can't VPN around that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pogo_Marimo 12/01/21 10:28:27 AM #17:	Not like this hasn't been the case for most of human history. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. <cite>Pogo_Marimo posted [p:960519447] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Not like this hasn't been the case for most of human history. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 12/01/21 10:33:43 AM #18:	Tyranthraxus posted... TheChariot posted... Dear Google. What is a VPN? Could just do what Korea does with MMOs. Can't VPN around that. What do they do? --- teep does not dream of logical witch <cite>teep_ posted [p:960519586] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote>TheChariot posted... </cite> <quote> Dear Google. What is a VPN?</quote>Could just do what Korea does with MMOs. Can't VPN around that.</quote> What do they do?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 12/01/21 10:42:08 AM #20:	mustachedmystic posted... They are going to try to force social networks to doxx people? ...how? Good luck finding the identity of usernamebunchanumbers, without enlisting 4chan or something. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:960519802] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>mustachedmystic posted... </cite> <quote>They are going to try to force social networks to doxx people?</quote>...how? Good luck finding the identity of usernamebunchanumbers, without enlisting 4chan or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 12/01/21 10:44:47 AM #21:	Isn't this like the third or fourth proposed thing this year that's bordering on actual 1984-style shit? <cite>Nemu posted [p:960519852] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Isn't this like the third or fourth proposed thing this year that's bordering on actual 1984-style shit? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/01/21 10:51:57 AM #22:	teep_ posted... What do they do? Your online account is tied to an authenticated real life identity. If you get banned for hacking you don't get to make another account and come back unless you commit identity theft. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:960520007] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>What do they do?</quote> Your online account is tied to an authenticated real life identity. If you get banned for hacking you don't get to make another account and come back unless you commit identity theft. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/01/21 10:52:47 AM #23:	Tyranthraxus posted... Your online account is tied to an authenticated real life identity. ...because that's been sooooo successful for Parler. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:960520027] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>Your online account is tied to an authenticated real life identity.</quote>...because that's been sooooo successful for Parler. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aki_Sora 12/01/21 10:53:32 AM #24:	Australia is the new China. --- This is GameFAQs and stating an opinion is a declaration of WAR! https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199023744394/ <cite>Aki_Sora posted [p:960520049] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Australia is the new China.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 12/01/21 10:54:14 AM #25:	I wonder if this is the way the world will go, your online presence indistinguishable from your physical one, at least legally. Hope America holds out, like we have with guns tbh. Privacy. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:960520068] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if this is the way the world will go, your online presence indistinguishable from your physical one, at least legally. Hope America holds out, like we have with guns tbh. Privacy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/01/21 10:55:07 AM #26:	Aki_Sora posted... Australia is the new China. Who do you think China learned that from? Australia is nothing more than an old penal colony that's still treating everyone like prisoners. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:960520082] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Aki_Sora posted... </cite> <quote>Australia is the new China.</quote>Who do you think China learned that from? Australia is nothing more than an old penal colony that's still treating everyone like prisoners. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
armandro 12/01/21 10:55:28 AM #27:	Damn Australia is becoming more and more like a prison. I remember back in the day a bunch would brag about their high minimum wage but dont they gotta pay like 100 bucks for new video games --- https://imgur.com/sKghEcP 8 October, 2023 <cite>armandro posted [p:960520087] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Damn Australia is becoming more and more like a prison. I remember back in the day a bunch would brag about their high minimum wage but dont they gotta pay like 100 bucks for new video games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aki_Sora 12/01/21 10:56:04 AM #28:	Questionmarktarius posted... Who do you think China learned that from? Australia is nothing more than an old penal colony that's still treating everyone like prisoners. So they get away because they alliance with America? --- This is GameFAQs and stating an opinion is a declaration of WAR! https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199023744394/ <cite>Aki_Sora posted [p:960520108] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote> Who do you think China learned that from? Australia is nothing more than an old penal colony that's still treating everyone like prisoners. </quote> So they get away because they alliance with America?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/01/21 10:56:26 AM #29:	Aki_Sora posted... So they get away because they alliance with America? ...australia or china? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:960520117] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Aki_Sora posted... </cite> <quote>So they get away because they alliance with America?</quote>...australia or china? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/01/21 10:56:29 AM #30:	armandro posted... Damn Australia is becoming more and more like a prison. I remember back in the day a bunch would brag about their high minimum wage but dont they gotta pay like 100 bucks for new video games The Australia tax. AFAICT there's no reason for games to be that expensive other than they can do it so they did. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:960520118] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>armandro posted... </cite> <quote>Damn Australia is becoming more and more like a prison. I remember back in the day a bunch would brag about their high minimum wage but dont they gotta pay like 100 bucks for new video games</quote> The Australia tax. AFAICT there's no reason for games to be that expensive other than they can do it so they did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aki_Sora 12/01/21 10:57:12 AM #31:	Questionmarktarius posted... ...australia or china? Australia --- This is GameFAQs and stating an opinion is a declaration of WAR! https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199023744394/ <cite>Aki_Sora posted [p:960520136] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote> ...australia or china? </quote> Australia</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 12/01/21 10:59:38 AM #32:	That reminds me, whatever happened to Rika_Furude --- https://imgur.com/vDci4hD <cite>Ivynn posted [p:960520180] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>That reminds me, whatever happened to Rika_Furude </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/01/21 11:00:12 AM #33:	Ivynn posted... whatever happened to Rika_Furude presumably australia'd <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:960520193] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite> <quote>whatever happened to Rika_Furude</quote>presumably australia'd </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 12/01/21 11:01:01 AM #34:	Alteres posted... I wonder if this is the way the world will go, your online presence indistinguishable from your physical one, at least legally. Hope America holds out, like we have with guns tbh. Privacy. Pretty much set to be, yes. Korea (apparently) and now Australia and UK moving towards it. Don't see America lasting long sadly. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:960520214] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Alteres posted...</cite> <quote>I wonder if this is the way the world will go, your online presence indistinguishable from your physical one, at least legally. Hope America holds out, like we have with guns tbh. Privacy. </quote> Pretty much set to be, yes. Korea (apparently) and now Australia and UK moving towards it. Don't see America lasting long sadly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 12/01/21 3:10:35 PM #35:	This is a good thing. The internet is run rampant with rightwing hate & misinformation that is killing people and needs to be dealt with. Getting rid of anonymity wont backfire at all. --- Sig User Logic https://imgur.com/lA5fm7w <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:960527428] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>This is a good thing. The internet is run rampant with rightwing hate & misinformation that is killing people and needs to be dealt with. Getting rid of anonymity wont backfire at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 12/01/21 3:38:17 PM #36:	Anonymity in the cyberspace is key for a properly function society in the modern age, and any attempt to curtail it is a grasp for power by authoritarians. --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v https://imgur.com/N43HJYv <cite>FL81 posted [p:960528335] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Anonymity in the cyberspace is key for a properly function society in the modern age, and any attempt to curtail it is a grasp for power by authoritarians. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 12/01/21 3:39:25 PM #37:	Nothing dystopia about this --- Oda break tracker 2021- 8 (4) \| THE Ohio State: 11-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 6-5 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:960528373] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Nothing dystopia about this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 12/01/21 3:40:21 PM #38:	unmasking --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:960528393] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>unmasking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 12/01/21 3:40:24 PM #39:	AldousIsDead posted... Found the troll. Shut up, bootlicker <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:960528394] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>AldousIsDead posted... </cite> <quote>Found the troll.</quote>Shut up, bootlicker </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AldousIsDead 12/01/21 4:15:22 PM #40:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Shut up, bootlicker The lack of self awareness is staggering. --- In simplicity, utility. Through utility, simplicity. <cite>AldousIsDead posted [p:960529439] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Shut up, bootlicker</quote>The lack of self awareness is staggering. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx 12/01/21 4:18:04 PM #41:	The Australian Government can't even fund a good internet infrastructure and I'm supposed to expect them to believe that they know how to handle trolls. This is just going to used by politicians to sue people on the internet who are mean to them. I personally know a guy who was recently and successfully sued by Peter 'Potato Head' Dutton for calling him a rape apologist. All because he was verified on Twitter and used his real identity. They want to spread this power to be used against anyone. --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:960529529] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>The Australian Government can't even fund a good internet infrastructure and I'm supposed to expect them to believe that they know how to handle trolls. This is just going to used by politicians to sue people on the internet who are mean to them. I personally know a guy who was recently and successfully sued by Peter 'Potato Head' Dutton for calling him a rape apologist. All because he was verified on Twitter and used his real identity. They want to spread this power to be used against anyone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 12/01/21 4:22:04 PM #42:	Joe Rogan was right!! --- I go on too many dates. But I can't make em stay. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:960529645] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Joe Rogan was right!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VigorouslySwish 12/01/21 4:23:33 PM #43:	Governments HATE anonymity --- i'm just some guy yellin' about apple sauce <cite>VigorouslySwish posted [p:960529704] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Governments HATE anonymity </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KneeOnBest 12/01/21 4:24:03 PM #44:	Australia sounds like a shithole >_> --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>KneeOnBest posted [p:960529715] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Australia sounds like a shithole >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crescente 12/01/21 4:24:21 PM #45:	I kind of like this. Too many keyboard warriors and misinformation on the internet. Trolls and low-iq users need to have accountability. <cite>Crescente posted [p:960529725] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>I kind of like this. Too many keyboard warriors and misinformation on the internet. Trolls and low-iq users need to have accountability. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MasterVading 12/01/21 4:26:48 PM #46:	Not surprising from the country with concentra...err "Corona quarantine centers" --- Wat. <cite>MasterVading posted [p:960529796] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Not surprising from the country with concentra...err "Corona quarantine centers" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx 12/01/21 4:27:17 PM #47:	MasterVading posted... Not surprising from the country with concentra...err "Corona quarantine centers" Wat indeed --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:960529807] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>MasterVading posted... </cite> <quote>Not surprising from the country with concentra...err "Corona quarantine centers"</quote> Wat indeed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 12/01/21 7:23:21 PM #48:	AldousIsDead posted... The lack of self awareness is staggering. so I criticise the government, you rush to their defence and somehow you are trying (and failing) to flip that on me. Tagged <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:960534860] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>AldousIsDead posted... </cite> <quote>The lack of self awareness is staggering.</quote>so I criticise the government, you rush to their defence and somehow you are trying (and failing) to flip that on me. Tagged </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AldousIsDead 12/01/21 8:02:36 PM #49:	The fuck are you on about? I'm telling you I think you suck. --- In simplicity, utility. Through utility, simplicity. <cite>AldousIsDead posted [p:960535934] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>The fuck are you on about? I'm telling you I think you suck. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 12/01/21 8:04:46 PM #50:	Oh just facebook. Not gamefaqs whatever. --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:960535997] in Australia ... [t:79786805]...</cite> <quote>Oh just facebook. Not gamefaqs whatever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Australia to enact new law unmasking online trolls. (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Australia to enact new law unmasking online trolls.