Incoming Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says Chinese-dominated platforms that are controlled by the Chinese Communist Party are the dominant sources of news and information for Chinese Australians.
“That is a concern because these are platforms that are heavily
censored, that are heavily surveilled,” Mr Paterson told Sky News host Paul Murray.
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