More Supervision Over Social Media Needed to Combat Online Abuse: Inquiry

More Supervision Over Social Media Needed to Combat Online Abuse: Inquiry
A child using a laptop computer on March 4, 2017. Dominic Lipinski/Press Association via AP Images
Alfred Bui
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The Australian Department of Home Affairs aims to have more supervision over the algorithms of social media platforms and encryption technology to help tackle cyber abuse.

Speaking at the parliamentary inquiry into internet safety on Feb.1, Brendan Dowling, the digital and technology policy head of the department of home affairs, said the department was increasingly worried that social media platforms did not consider safety when they developed their products.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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