{"slug": "victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of", "title": "Victoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilification", "summary": "Victoria will force social media and AI platforms to identify anonymous users accused of online vilification under new laws announced by Premier Jacinta Allan, who said the measures aim to protect children online.", "body_md": "# Victoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilification\n\nBy Australian Associated PressSource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)New laws would give Vcat power to force social and AI platforms to identify anonymous users in move premier says will protect children\n\nGet our\n\n[breaking news email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl),[free app](https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3)or[daily news podcast](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl)\n\nSocial media companies could be forced to identify anonymous accounts accused of online vilification, under new laws being proposed in Victoria.\n\nThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, announced a suite of social media reforms on Sunday, saying families needed new ways to protect their children online.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/19/victoria-proposes-social-media-account-identification-powers)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-acc-c1bs", "published_at": "2026-07-19 06:11:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-19 08:32:15.384093+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Jacinta Allan", "Victoria", "Vcat"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of.jsonld"}}