Misinformation Bill Will Turn Digital Platforms Into ‘Arbiters of Truth’: Media Association

The Digital Industry Group also said the bill would impose a regulation burden on low-risk and small businesses.
Misinformation Bill Will Turn Digital Platforms Into ‘Arbiters of Truth’: Media Association
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A Senate Committee has been told that the Labor government’s proposed misinformation bill will turn social media platforms into “arbiters of truth” while unnecessarily burdening small businesses.

Jennifer Duxbury, a director at the Digital Industry Group (DIG), a not-for-profit industry body whose members include various major digital platforms, was questioned about the sector’s view on the legislation.

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