The Australian government’s attempt to ram through legislation to combat misinformation online has been blocked after the Greens party announced it would not support the controversial bill.
“We are concerned this bill doesn’t actually do what it needs to do when it comes to stopping the deliberate mass distribution of false and harmful information,” said Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
This unexpected move is said to be the final nail in the coffin for
the bill that intended to grant the media watchdog unprecedented
regulatory powers to oversee digital content and determine what is
‘misinformation.’...<<<Read More|>>>...
