While what I'm about to suggest is a bit icky, I really think this is a case where professional lobbying could help. Only companies that work directly in this field understand the difficulty of managing this sort of system.
From varying local laws and customs and unclear definitions it makes it very difficult. (eg. Why is 9/11 video an acceptable broadcast despite the larger death count? The difference seems to be the intent of the person recording the video, but I'm not sure).
This legislation seems like 'someone should DO something' in legal form
these are the same politicians who win office by exacerbating tensions between religions, class, ethnic groups and gender and then when things get bad solution is passing laws that impose greater censorship and restrictions on freedom.
for 20 years now australian politicians have flirted with the far right in australia. they have used the problems in minority communities and the immigration system to exacerbate tensions and divions and this fear has been instrument to in particular liberal party political success.
it's really appalling see level of discourse. 20 kids can get shot in a school and level of debate on national media is how we should consider changing law so instead of having 15 rounds in your clip you only have 10. i mean really? That's the debate.
Some white nationalist walks into a mosque and shoots 50 people and our response it lets control social media and ban guns. Problem solved.
That's the solution? Why does every problem we face like this only ever get solved by laws that reduce freedoms and impose greater censorship controls? No debate about effect reductions in quality of public education, mental health care, concentration of media assets, greater economic equality and it's causes are having on these type of events?
And this is not because of some sort of knee-jerk 'protest' against Aus politics, its because regulations in our own countries prevent us from using compromised services, state-compelled or not.
only if its public and visible does it actually signal a cost to legistors whom pass such legislation
