Australia: Announced legislation to combat harmful online misinformation and disinformation including content moderation regulation
Description
Announced legislation to combat harmful online misinformation and disinformation including content moderation regulation
On 20 January 2023, the Australian Government announced it will introduce new legislation to regulate digital platforms and combat harmful misinformation and disinformation in Australia. In particular, the Bill would encourage digital platform provi…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, other service provider, search service provider, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-01-20
under deliberation
2023-06-24
in consultation