NSW Premier Welcomes Online Censorship, but Think Tank Asks ‘What’s Next?’

NSW Premier Chris Minns has welcomed government action to censor visuals of two stabbing attacks in his state, but a watchdog group warns there must be limits.

nito/Shutterstock

The premier of New South Wales (NSW)—site of both the Bondi massacre and a stabbing at a church in the past week—has welcomed Commonwealth government moves to prevent social media firms from hosting content depicting either incident.

However, the Melbourne-based think tank Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) has warned that the sweeping powers of the eSafety commissioner need to be constrained.