While the ASIO chief expressed reluctance to become involved in social media policymaking, and wanted to keep his remarks within "ASIO's lane — the national security implications", he said the agency was working with its security partners on a paper on the subject of terrorism and young people.
"Any proposal to regulate social media must, of course, balance free speech, free choice and [the] free market, and we need more research," he said.
"[But] no form of technology, no corner of the internet, should be above the rule of law. Social media cannot be without a social licence."
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