The Government has defended the Online Safety Act, countering claims by Elon Musk's X that it threatens free speech. The legislation requires online platforms to prevent children's access to harmful content and implements measures like age verification for pornographic access. Critics, including X, argue that the act's comprehensive regulations risk overshadowing its positive intentions and may impose a heavy-handed approach that could endanger free speech. Many voices express concerns about the need for a more balanced and collaborative approach to regulation in relation to online safety.
The Government has defended the Online Safety Act after Elon Musk's X said the legislation was threatening free speech, stating it is demonstrably false that the Online Safety Act compromises free speech.
Under rules that came into effect on July 25, online platforms must take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content such as pornography or material that encourages suicide.
X accused regulators of taking a heavy-handed approach and said that many are now concerned that without a more balanced, collaborative approach, free speech will suffer.
Many people are worried that the act's laudable intentions are at risk of being overshadowed by the breadth of its regulatory reach.
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