Social Media Banned From Terror Broadcasts

This photo illustration taken on March 22, 2018, shows apps for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networks on a smartphone. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

Social media executives whose websites broadcast horrific terror attacks could face jail or billions of dollars in fines under new laws.

The Morrison government rushed the laws through parliament after the Christchurch terror attack was broadcast live by the shooter on Facebook.