Australia's digital duty-of-care faces push for compensation rights
By Sean Maguire ( October 12, 2026, 06:17 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care, expected to be introduced in parliament this week, faces demands by the Greens for compensation rights and fines tied to tech companies’ global revenue. The duty-of-care would require platforms to assess and mitigate safety risks and give social-media users control over recommended content, though ministerial powers to add categories of harm could change. The Coalition opposes the draft on free-speech grounds, making support from the Greens potentially crucial.Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care faces demands from key lawmakers to give people harmed online the right to sue technology companies for compensation....
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