New ‘Post and Boast’ Laws to Stop ‘Crimfluencers’

New ‘post and boast’ laws to stop ‘crimfluencers’

Attorney-General Tony Buti has lashed out at social media organisations for failing to act on videos glorifying criminal behaviour, as he announced new laws targeting “crimfluencers” online.

WA Government Introduces ‘Post and Boast’ Laws Targeting Online Glorification of Crime

The WA Government is introducing laws to penalise the sharing of social media content that glorifies criminal behaviour, with penalties of up to three years’ jail. The proposed laws, described as a “post and boast” offence, aim to crack down on material that promotes criminal acts, humiliates or intimidates others, or encourages copycat behaviour. Offending content could include videos of assaults, thefts, reckless driving, property damage, raci…

‘Just not on’: Massive crimfluencer crackdown in WA

Western Australia will become the latest state to pass ‘post and boast’ laws aimed at punishing those who glorify criminal activity online.

Post and boast laws ‘will not make the community safer’, LIV argues

Following the Victorian government’s announcement that individuals who boast about their criminal offences will face “extra jail time”, the Law Institute of Victoria has cautioned that the legislation is unlikely to address the issue effectively.