Both sides of federal politics have pledged tougher action against social media giants spreading distressing and inflammatory content.
Already a subscriber?Both sides of federal politics have pledged tougher action against social media giants spreading distressing and inflammatory content, with Peter Dutton describing X’s refusal to take down footage from the Sydney stabbings as a sign the platform considers itself above the law.
said on Sunday the Coalition was prepared to back Labor’s draft misinformation laws, provided the draft strikes the right balance between protecting freedom of speech and limiting the proliferation of harmful content online.Mr Dutton said the social media companies had “snubbed their noses” at governments around the world for many years, including in the United States, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia.
“The same laws need to apply in the real world as they do online, and it’s a matter of enforcing the laws and taking action, giving the eSafety commissioner further powers, if that’s required. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt told Sky on Sunday that Mr Musk’s comments were “exactly what you’d expect” from the hardline free speech advocate.
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