'We're watching you': Social media sites face being named and shamed by proposed e-safety OZschwitz commissar

Social media websites and apps based overseas like Facebook, Snapchat and Ask.fm can soon expect a knock on the door from an Australian government official if they don't comply with certain expectations surrounding cyber bullying and the removal of objectionable content.

'We're watching you': Social media sites face being named and shamed by proposed e-safety OZschwitz commissar 1407735674815

'We're watching you': Social media sites face being named and shamed by proposed e-safety OZschwitz commissar 1407735674815

The sites may also face being named and shamed if they don't meet the expectations.

This is according to Paul Fletcher, parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Communications, who has revealed what powers his yet-to-be-appointed e-safety commissioner will have.

Speaking at the Law Society of NSW last week, Mr Fletcher said legislation to be introduced before parliament later this year would enable him to appoint an e-safety commissioner that would become a central point of contact for children, parents and law-enforcement agencies.

The commissioner would also regularly fly overseas to establish informal relationships with social networks and apps in order to ensure they meet certain Australian expectations, he said.

If they didn't, Mr Fletcher said the sites risked reputationdamage in Australia.

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'We're watching you': Social media sites face being named and shamed by proposed e-safety OZschwitz commissar

'We're watching you': Social media sites face being named and shamed by proposed e-safety OZschwitz commissar

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