澳大利亚通信部长阿尼卡·威尔斯谈论让大型科技公司对有害内容负责的新前沿。
Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells talks about the new frontier in make Big Tech accountable for harmful content.
堪培拉 — — 在通过全球领先的法律，禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交媒体网站后，澳大利亚通信部长阿尼卡·威尔斯尚未完成她的改革议程。
CANBERRA — After passing world-leading laws to ban children under 16 years old from social media websites, Australia’s Communication Minister Anika Wells hasn’t finished her reform agenda yet.
她接下来要推动的是一项名为《数字护理义务法》的提案，该法将要求科技公司主动防止其平台上的危害，而不仅仅是对投诉作出反应。该法律预计将于周四提交议会审议。如果通过，这可能迫使公司在构建在线产品时发生根本性转变。
Next on her plate is a proposed Digital Duty of Care law that would make tech companies responsible for actively preventing harm on their sites, not just reacting to complaints. The laws are expected to be introduced to parliament on Thursday. If passed, they could force a fundamental shift in how companies build their products online.
但该提案法律已经遭到反对。联盟党已经公开反对该草案立法，称其赋予部长过大的权力来定义什么构成“严重伤害”的在线内容。此访谈已根据长度和清晰度进行编辑。
But the proposed laws are already facing backlash. The Coalition has already come out against the draft legislation, saying it grants the minister sweeping powers to define what classifies as “serious harm” online. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.