The Australian government has put forward draft legislation that would see Big Tech players such as Google and Facebook fined billions if found guilty of breaching a proposed new “misinformation” standard.
A draft bill from the Australian government is warning tech and social media giants to remove misinformation from their platforms or be prepared to pay up big fines.would see the country's media regulator — the Australian Communications and Media Authority — armed with the power to make it obligatory for digital platforms such as Google and Facebook to maintain records concerning misinformation and disinformation on their platforms.
The new bill will ensure “the ACMA has the powers it needs to hold digital platforms to account for mis and disinformation on their services,” according to Rowland. Rowland added the bill would allow for the AMCA “to look under the hood of what the platforms are doing and what measures they are taking to ensure compliance."
Online safety is a shared responsibility. We all have a role to play in protecting Australians from scams, mis & disinformation, and cyber abuse. Today I met with the Meta team, including their Global VP for Public Policy, Joel Kaplan, to discuss how we can do just that.
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