The ACT independent senator said he could not support Labor’s proposed misinformation laws in their current form, and urged government to address the free speech concerns raised by legal experts.
Independent ACT senator David Pocock holds serious concerns Labor’s proposed misinformation laws will jeopardise free speech and says he will not support the bill unless significant changes are made to address criticisms by legal and human rights experts.
“I don’t think it gets the balance right between misinformation, disinformation and freedom of expression,” Pocock said. “I’m pretty sick of government carving themselves out of bills. I don’t see why the government politicians should be held to a different standard to the general population,” he said.
The draft laws would give the Australian Communications and Media Authority a range of new powers including the ability to impose an industry-wide “standard” to force digital platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Google to remove misinformation and disinformation. This would be enforceable with fines up to $6.88 million, or 5 per cent of a company’s global turnover – whichever is higher.
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