The federal government’s new invoice, designed to fight misinformation and disinformation on-line, has drawn sturdy opposition. However are its critics overreacting?
Ever questioned what’s the distinction between misinformation and disinformation? The federal authorities is eager to reply that query as a part of its try to control the factor all of us type of know goes to destroy democracy: {the marketplace} of lies we name the web.
Name it the Trump impact, or no matter, however we’re drowning in a sea of on-line deceit and it’s apparent that conventional media don’t have the answer. Enter the federal government, and the Communications Laws Modification (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Invoice.
However that this was initially the Coalition’s thought, naturally the opposition is now furiously opposing the invoice. Little question no matter Dutton is saying about it (“an assault on free speech” for starters) is an ironic demonstration of the case for introducing such a legislation.
Learn extra concerning the authorities’s misinformation invoice…
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