Australia: Introduced Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 including content moderation regulation

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Introduced Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 including content moderation regulation

On 12 September 2024, the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 was introduced into the Australian Parliament. The Bill amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and related legislation with th…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-09-12
under deliberation

On 12 September 2024, the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disin…