New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns will seek to block climate activists from live-streaming illegal protests on social media following a week of coordinated actions targeting east coast coal ports.
Mr Minns will sit down with representatives from Facebook and police to discuss the move, saying the protesters’ “business model” relied on social media.
“These thrill demonstrators are putting lives at risk, both their own and those of emergency services and police,” Mr Minns said.
“I don’t want to see a situation where there’s a death broadcast on social media.”
He said having police and other rescue agencies tied up dealing with the protests could mean they are diverted from other emergencies….