Social media giants have been ordered to take down violent footage and threatened with multi-million-dollar fines as leaders grapple with a surge in misinformation and harmful content online.
Social media giants blasted as complaints about Bondi stabbing attack coverage made to media watchdog
Six people were killed when Queensland man Joel Cauchi carried out a knife attack in Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday, and a Sydney church leader is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed mid-service on Monday night, with the attack captured on livestream. She reprised her vow to grant the media watchdog new powers to fine companies millions of dollars if they fail to remove disinformation and harmful content off their platforms, which are expected to be introduced in new safety laws later this year.
“This is a problem with real world consequences. When false, misleading or deceptive information spreads like wildfire on social media, the outcomes can be disastrous, particularly when these same platforms undermine journalistic content.” The incorrect name had been circulating widely on social media before it was reported on Seven, and before police confirmed it was a completely different person responsible for the attack.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put Meta and X on notice on Friday. Picture: Martin Ollman/NCA NewsWire.
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