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Govt pushes back misinformation bill

The Albanese government has pushed back controversial legislation to bring more oversight and enforcement against online information until next year to better define terms and add a carve out...

Digital platforms join misinformation plan pile on

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online platforms are railing against the Albanese government’s plan to combat misinformation and disinformation, warning draft legislation is poorly defined, hands the regulator too much power and could chill...

Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Misinformation reports produced by digital platform providers like Meta, Twitter and TikTok under the voluntary industry code are “not working to provide transparency”, the communications watchdog has argued in...

Big Tech concerns with misinformation laws ‘valid’: ACMA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big Tech concerns with proposed misinformation and disinformation laws that will grant new powers to the Australian Communications and Media Authority are “very valid”, according to the regulator’s chair...

New misinformation laws could be ‘abused’: Meta

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Misinformation laws proposed by the Albanese government to hold social media platforms to account for harmful content on their platforms could inadvertently be “abused” to the detriment of free...

Twitter withholding Australian disinformation data

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Twitter was the only tech giant covered by Australia’s voluntary disinformation and misinformation code not to publish data on the volume of local content removed from its social media...

ACMA to gain stronger powers against misinformation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s media regulator will be able to request information from digital platforms on their efforts to reduce the spread of harmful misinformation and disinformation under legislative reforms planned for...