Australia Will Soon Introduce Anti-Defamation Laws For Social Media

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What is Twitter without its trolls? Would Facebook be as engaging without its booming population of bot accounts?

That's what the Australian government is hoping to figure out. On Sunday, Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced legislation to curb online defamation and hold social media companies accountable for the content on their platforms. But not everyone is clicking "like."

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