The Coalition called the misinformation bill an Orwellian ministry of truth, but the Greens said it was too compromised to stamp out dangerous lies and conspiracies.
Labor’s controversial bid to rid the internet of misinformation is dead after the Greens revealed they would vote it down, leaving the proposal to crack down on conspiracies with no supporters in the Senate.
Communication Minister Michelle Rowland’s bill handed social media firms the power to determine what was true or false to avoid the perception that government bureaucrats would make those calls. Firms such as X and Meta would need to prove they were acting on complaints. “However we are concerned this bill doesn’t actually do what it needs to do when it comes to stopping the deliberate mass distribution of false and harmful information.
“This appalling legislation was a national embarrassment and a terrible reflection on the values of the Albanese government,” Coleman said.
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