COVID-19 INQUIRY: Home Affairs Referred 4,700 Social Media Posts Over ‘Misinformation’

Published on April 2, 2024

The Australian Department of Home Affairs referred thousands of social media posts for review during the COVID-19 pandemic. The revelation is one of many contained in 2,000 submissions to the federal government’s COVID-19 Response Inquiry. More than 4,700 posts on social media were referred to the digital industry, and more than 3,000 of these were removed. “During the pandemic, the department monitored social media content for harmful misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines and referred content to digital industry for review, based on criteria and advice from [the Health Department],” Home Affairs said in a section titled COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation (pdf)....

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