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Aaron Bunch

MYSTERIOUS: Post and boast laws threaten free speech activists - What They Never Told You

Activists fear 'post and boast' laws will stifle free speech. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Proposed laws aimed at deterring the glorification of illegal activity on social media could threaten free speech and the right to protest peacefully, activists say.

The Western Australian legislation could make social media posts that enhance an offender's notoriety or humiliate victims a criminal act, with penalties of up to three years' jail for circulating the material.

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