Today in Canberra, Minister @MRowlandMP tabled the @albomp government’s latest version of the “Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill”.
This bill must be binned. It's an Orwellian nightmare with severe consequences for freedom of expression.
The bill defines ‘serious harm’ as:
(a) harm to the operation or integrity of a Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government electoral or referendum process; or
(b) harm to public health in Australia, including to the efficacy of preventative health measures in Australia; or
(c) vilification of a group in Australian society distinguished by race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, disability, nationality or national or ethnic origin, or vilification of an individual because of a belief that the individual is a member of such a group; or
(d) intentionally inflicted physical injury to an individual in Australia; or
(e) imminent:
(i) damage to critical infrastructure; or
(ii) disruption of emergency services; in Australia; or
(f) imminent harm to the Australian economy, including harm to public confidence in the banking system or financial markets; that has:
(g) significant and far-reaching consequences for the Australian community or a segment of the Australian community; or
(h) severe consequences for an individual in Australia
If the platforms do not silence the above content, they could be slapped with a range of penalties, including a maximum fine of 5 per cent of their global revenue. That’s a very big stick which will undoubtedly result in algorithms which silence a large amount of factual content.
Many of my daily actions would be captured by this law. My voice would be silenced online and the government talking points would continue to spread unchallenged.
This is not just an antidemocratic piece of legislation; it is anti-human.
@AustralianLabor must bin this bill.
We all need to apply pressure to our Labor MP's and @LiberalAus leader @PeterDutton_MP who earlier this year said, "we are (prepared to back the laws) and happy to look at anything the government puts forward."
Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024
what if every time you want to sign into social media, you go down to the post office and get a coupon with a code on it and you need to show ID to get the coupon and enter the code to sign into Instagram? That sounds like a good policy to me.
Australians supporting this are beyond help.
The State is leveraging faux safety concerns as a means of implementing #DigitalID's (generational digital enslavement) for your kids
If you think social credit scores are a good idea please move to China & leave us all alone
#auspol