Australian authorities using world first legal powers to take on ‘hate speech’

Australian authorities are using world's first legal powers to take on “what they call hate speech” on Twitter, says Sky News host Rita Panahi.

[seandelap]

There's no such thing as hate speech only speech you hate

[MrHotMonkey]

Whoa, that's terrifying for humanity. Aussies rise up against this.

[booch]

It's only considered hate speech if it offends a liberal.

[nightmarestitcher]

Who decides what is hate speech? And what gives them the authority to pick and choose? Treading on micron thin ice there.

[keithhoss]

Australia is no longer a Democratic country.

[meredithisme]

Albosleezy is only hastening his demise

[lilbubz]

There’s no way this will be abused. None at all. This is all about protecting our fragile minority groups.

[martinralphwaiwai]

These laws and their implications for Australians need to be explained to the public. We need to know how they affect us and what can’t be said. Unfortunately it all looks a lot like censorship of the political views of the Right by the Left which is in itself politically motivated. I don’t remember hearing about them, let alone being asked if Australians want to vote for it. These are murky waters and reek of imported authoritarianism

[kellysouter]

The velvet glove is shredding off, showing the iron fist beneath. How long will the desperate continue to have their heads in the sand? Its hard to plan from there.

[imperfectlump]

Are you Aussies ready to ride the trains to the camps they have already built?

[crazys]

Feeling more like China here every day.

[belindapezzutti]

Hasnt this happened before in history....

[rtificial]

I literally see no comments enjoying this. This is the governments bs

[anumanuva]

Opinions are like elbows, some people have two ...

[mat__s]

Thin end of the wedge. Like training the police to do random traffic stops 2 -3 decades before an ‘ epidemic ‘

[Oldpopcorn]

What a joke ! Australia the place where its illegal to think 😂

[Zog]

Censoring Twitter will ensure the Yes vote will get through. A smart move by Albo.

[garryharrington]

this blue thing makes me feel sick.. is that hate speech fools

[YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

Oh no you hurt my delicate little feelings, you need to go to jail.

[myriamcarlyle]

Her Former Employer was Twitter and has worked for the WEF!