Australia’s government said it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

Labor abandons legislation to crack down on information online

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced the government has abandoned its controversial misinformation bill.

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The Albanese government has announced it is abandoning its controversial bill to combat disinformation and misinformation after failing to gain support from any non-Labor senators.

在未能獲得任何非工黨參議員支持後，阿爾巴尼斯政府宣布放棄其備受爭議的打擊虛假信息和錯誤信息法案。

工黨政府未獲支持 放棄打擊虛假信息法案   | 言論自由 | 反對黨領袖

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Labor government drops disinformation bill after losing support

No majority in sight: Australia's government has abandoned its plans to fine tech giants if they don't curb the spread of misinformation. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland justified the withdrawal of a corresponding bill in a statement on Sunday by saying that there was no way to get the project through the Senate. There, the project met with considerable resistance. “Fascists”: Musk insulted governmentUS tech billionaire Elon Musk had al…

Keine Mehrheit in Sicht: Australiens Regierung hat ihre Pläne aufgegeben, Tech-Giganten mit Geldstrafen zu belegen, wenn sie die Verbreitung von Falschinformationen nicht eindämmen. Kommunikationsministerin Michelle Rowland begründete das Zurückziehen eines entsprechenden Gesetzentwurfs in einer Erklärung am Sonntag damit, dass es keinen Weg gebe, das Vorhaben durch den Senat zu bringen. Dort war das Vorhaben auf erheblichen Widerstand gestoßen.…

Australien muss Pläne gegen Tech-Giganten aufgeben

Kronen Zeitung

Vienna

Austria

Australia must abandon plans against tech giants

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NBC News

Roberts family

United States

Australia drops plan to fine social media giants accused of enabling misinformation

Australia has scrapped plans to fine social media companies if they don't curb the spread of disinformation. This was announced by the country's Minister of Communications on Sunday. Under the proposed legislation, tech companies could face fines of up to 5 percent of their annual turnover if they violate new online safety obligations.

Australië heeft plannen geschrapt om socialemediabedrijven te beboeten als ze de verspreiding van desinformatie niet indammen. Dat heeft de minister van Communicatie van het land zondag bekendgemaakt. Volgens de voorgestelde wetgeving zouden techbedrijven boetes tot 5 procent van hun jaarlijkse omzet opgelegd kunnen krijgen als zij nieuwe verplichtingen schenden op het gebied van onlineveiligheid.

Australië schrapt plan voor boetes techbedrijven om desinformatie

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Apeldoorn

Gelderland

Netherlands

Australia scraps plan to fine tech companies for misinformation

Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country's communications minister said Sunday.

IBTimes Australia

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Australia Ditches Plans To Fine Tech Giants For Misinformation

The Federal Government embarks on the final parliamentary sitting week of the year behind the eight ball, grappling with the…

The RiotACT

Deakin

Australian Capital Territory

Labor dumps misinformation bill and more as last week of parliament begins

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s government said Sunday that it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online. The bill was part of a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown by Australia, where leaders have complained that foreign-domiciled tech platforms are overriding the country’s sovereignty, and comes ahead of a federal election due within a year. “Based on …

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Australian government dumps plan to regulate online misinformation

The Albanese Government has formally abandoned proposed laws that would have forced social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platforms. Source: ABC News

Australia drops plan to fine social media giants accused of enabling misinformation

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