Young Offenders Face Potential 2-Year Jail Time for Flaunting Crimes on Social Media: Opposition

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says it is time to ‘get serious on young criminals who seek to highlight their criminal activity on social media.’
Young Offenders Face Potential 2-Year Jail Time for Flaunting Crimes on Social Media: Opposition
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Young people bragging about their criminal behaviour on social media would be subject to two years’ imprisonment and be banned from using social media for up to two years under a proposal put forward by the centre-right Coalition.

In an effort to crack down on the soaring youth crime, the Australian opposition said it would make it illegal to publish online posts that glamorise violence and criminal activity.

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