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What if the platform is not registered as a business in Australia? You can't fine it if it's not a legal entity there. Simply setup a php Facebook clone and hos
by jeremycarter 2y ago
What if the platform is not registered as a business in Australia? You can't fine it if it's not a legal entity there. Simply setup a php Facebook clone and host it in another country.
- jmyeet 2y agoFacebook does business in Australia. They sell ads.
- ChrisRR 2y ago"Simply" If you're making money from aussie customers, you need to comply to aussie rules
- rmah 2y agoHow will the Australian government compel such companies to comply?
- xp84 2y agoJust by blocking the network traffic. Plenty of countries do this with sites they don’t like for various reasons. Yes VPNs blah blah. But it will be pretty hard to operate some rogue social site when you can’t sell any respectable ads besides maybe porn sites and malware, and are only accessible via VPN. Pretty high barrier to adoption for a brand new site.
- ndriscoll 2y agoBy freezing bank transfers/disallowing any Australian companies (read: advertisers) from doing business with them? Depending on treaties, possibly by seizing assets in the company's home country?