SYDNEY - Tech giants such as Facebook and Alphabet's Google will face tougher penalties if they flout privacy laws, under a plan Australia's prime minister said is necessary to safeguard personal information.
The plan comes amid mounting pressure for social media platforms to remove offensive and extremist content after 50 people died in last week's attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. The shooting was live streamed. The measures will increase the penalty for serious or repeated data-breaches from A$2.1 million to A$10 million.
Social media and online companies will also be called on to stop using or disclosing an individual's information upon request, and face tighter rules on protecting the personal information of children and vulnerable groups.
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