Law could see Australians jailed for three years for posting what’s deemed ‘offensive’ on Facebook
Law could see Australians jailed for three years for posting what’s deemed ‘offensive’ on Facebook
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A sweeping law could see Australians jailed for three years for posting what’s deemed ‘offensive’ on Facebook in an attempt to protect minority groups.
Queensland’s Labor government has introduced a bill that would dramatically increase the maximum prison sentence for racist, anti-gay, anti-trans or seriously bigoted statements.
Making such statements already carry a maximum six-month jail term, but that would be increased to three years under the new bill.
