Australia: Opened consultation on draft Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 including content moderation authority governance

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Opened consultation on draft Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 including content moderation authority governance

On 24 June 2023, the Australian Government opened a consultation until 6 August 2023 concerning new powers of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to combat misinformation and disinformation under the draft Communications Legisla…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-01-20
under deliberation

On 20 January 2023, the Australian Government announced it will introduce new legislation to grant …

2023-06-24
in consultation

On 24 June 2023, the Australian Government opened a consultation until 6 August 2023 concerning new…

2023-08-06
processing consultation

On 6 August 2023, the Australian Government closed its consultation concerning new powers of the Au…