‘Keep Australia safe’: Dystopian draft bill against ‘misinformation’ unveiled
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A draft bill from the Australian government is warning tech and social media giants to remove misinformation from their platforms or be prepared to pay up big fines.
The new draft
Public consultation for the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 ends Sunday, Aug. 6.
The Australian government has been pushing hard to bring tech giants to heel for some time. On Aug. 12, Google coughed up a $40 million ($60 million AUD) fine for misleading Australian consumers about data collection.
In February 2021, Facebook temporarily banned Australian users from viewing or sharing news content on their newsfeeds after conflict with the government escalated over proposed media bargaining laws.
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