The Australian government won’t proceed with legislation that would have forced social media sites to crack down on misinformation on their platforms after failing to win enough cross-party support.
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Seems while adversarial politics rules, the common "good" takes a back seat. Murdoch etc have forever poisoned the 4th estate that's supposed to stand for truth.
If they told the masses that “ you are the masses and we are going to sypjon off all your tax to our friends’ businesses”, I’m not sure they’d get back into power.
So they have to lie and stir up cynicism towards parties that try to improve things
The Bill if passed alongside the Proposed Social Media Ban for Under-16s in Australia would limit communication to Murdoch, Government Broadcasters and anywhere online you registered with the government your ID, address and telephone number...
The Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 was rejected as the arbitrator of truth was set to be whatever is in the interest of the Australian Government
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If they told the masses that “ you are the masses and we are going to sypjon off all your tax to our friends’ businesses”, I’m not sure they’d get back into power.
So they have to lie and stir up cynicism towards parties that try to improve things
How large is Rupert Murdoch's reach through News Corp in Australian media, old and new?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-14/fact-file-rupert-murdoch-media-reach-in-australia/100056660
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-blow-to-democracy-federal-court-dismisses-abc-case-against-afp-raids/rhe76p231
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(Separate Legislation to Social Media Misinformation Bill)
https://humanrights.gov.au/about/news/proposed-social-media-ban-under-16s-australia
Attached is the commentary by the Australian Human Rights Commission
#FiveEyes #Alliance #Australia #UK #HumanRights #Violations #Reports #Spreading
Trust us, you want to fight misinfo.
Regrettably,
America
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https://theconversation.com/why-have-anthony-albanese-and-other-politicians-been-referred-to-the-icc-over-the-gaza-war-225079