Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his government's misinformation crackdown, arguing X and other social media platforms have social responsibility.

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Musk hits back at prime minister on misinformation bill

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Billionaire Elon Musk responded to the Australian prime minister and doubled down on the “fascist” label in reference to a planned misinformation crackdown.
Under the proposed changes for the misinformation bill, Labor wants to bolster the communications watchdog’s powers to monitor and regulate content on digital platforms.
Social media companies could be fined up to 5 percent of their annual turnover under the Commonwealth’s proposed laws.
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Musk Doubles Down on ‘Fascist’ Label for Australian Government Over Misinformation Crackdown

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Billionaire Elon Musk has hit back at the Australian prime minister and doubled down on the "fascist" label in reference to a planned misinformation crackdown.

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The Australian government proposed legislation to fine social media companies 5% of their global revenue for failing to crack down on so-called misinformation. “The government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to be approved by a regulator. The regulator would set its own standard if a platform failed to do so, then fine companies for non-compliance,” Reuters reports. E…

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Elon Musk Labels Country’s Government “Fascists” Over Proposed Free Speech Crackdown

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded on Saturday to US billionaire Elon Musk's accusation that his government is "fascist" over its proposals to fine social media platforms for spreading misleading news.

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Ban dilemma haunts “X Musk”... Australia is a new destination for fines

Billionaire Elon Musk responded to the Australian prime minister and doubled down on the “fascist” label in reference to a planned misinformation crackdown. Under the proposed changes for the misinformation bill, Labor wants to bolster the communications watchdog’s powers to monitor and regulate content on digital platforms. Social media companies could be fined up to 5 percent of their annual turnover under the Commonwealth’s proposed laws. Mus…

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Australian National Review - Musk Doubles Down on ‘Fascist’ Label for Australian Government Over Misinformation Crackdown

The Australian government proposed legislation to fine social media companies 5% of their global revenue for failing to crack down […]

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Elon Musk Labels Country's Government "Fascists" Over Proposed Free Speech Crackdown * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

Elon Musk, the controller of X (formerly Twitter), had called Australia's center-left government “fascist” this Friday (13th), because of legislation proposed by the government to impose fines on social network companies that fail to prevent the dissemination of disinformation through online platforms. This Saturday (14), the government, through Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, responded to the billionaire's attack. The authority said that socia…

Elon Musk, controlador do X (antigo Twitter), havia chamado nesta sexta (13) o governo de centro-esquerda da Austrália de “fascista”, por conta de uma legislação proposta pelo governo para aplicar multas às empresas de rede social que não conseguirem impedir a disseminação de desinformação pelas plataformas online.Neste sábado (14), o governo, por meio do premier Anthony Albanese, respondeu ao ataque do bilionário. A autoridade disse que as rede…

Governo australiano responde Musk após ser chamado de “fascista”

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Australian government responds to Musk after being called a “fascist”

Sydney: Australia has issued a warning to Meta over the spread of misinformation. The Australian government has warned Meta urging the company to prevent the spread of online misinformation. Failure to do so could result in a fine of 5% of the global revenue of its social media platforms. According to media reports, the aim […] The post Australia warns Meta over spread of misinformation appeared first on Minute Mirror.

Musk hits back at prime minister on misinformation bill

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