Government to introduce laws to combat misinformation, disinformation…………..In Australia.
The federal government has pledged to introduce new laws to help reduce the spread of harmful content on social media, as the world’s most powerful tech companies try to combat the deluge of misinformation and disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine online.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher is planning to introduce legislation that will give Australia’s media watchdog more regulatory power over tech companies who fail to meet the standards of a voluntary misinformation and disinformation code of practice.
Under the code, misinformation is defined as false or misleading information that is likely to cause harm, while disinformation is false or misleading information that is distributed by users via spam and bots.”
It’s pretty simple folks, if a piece of legislation gives YOU more power,then there is Liberty. If it gives the GOVERNMENT more power,then it is tyranny
What? Twitter and Fascistbook aren’t enough censorship? I take it the Aussie demonstrations scared the tiny tyrants and they don’t want THAT kind of thing to get out of hand.
Now do the ABC!