Brace for the New ‘Mega-Censor’ Who Will Determine What Is Correct and True

Published on January 15, 2024

Commentary With various Australia Day arguments circulating around, it leads to the question of what it means to be Australian. Is Australia a place, or is it a set of ideas and sensibilities? One piece of legislation and one set of regulations might end those debates forever as they will censor everything so that we must all agree with the government. The legislation is the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023, and the regulations are the Draft Online Safety (Relevant Electronic Services—Class 1A and Class 1B Material) Industry Standard 2024. Both are under the control of the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)....

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