Erin Molan, Nyadol Nyuon tell inquiry defamation bill not ‘useful’ for most online trolling victims
Problems of cost and unmanageable' volume of abuse cited as eSafety commissioner says proposed bill should be renamed
High-profile victims of online trolling, including Erin Molan and Nyadol Nyuon, have said an anti-trolling" bill that overhauls defamation law for online comments will be almost impossible" to uptake and not useful" to most people in Australia due to the cost and effort involved.
The bill will make the owners of social media pages and groups not liable for user comments on those groups or pages, and would shift the liability burden to social media platforms if they do not attempt to facilitate the unmasking of anonymous commenters for someone seeking to bring defamation proceedings.
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