Laws that would force social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platform have been formally abandoned by the federal government. Laws to restrict gambling advertising will also not proceed this year.
  • finderscult@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Outsider looking in, what the fuck Australia, why did you almost do a whole ass ministry of truth? Doesn’t half your government deny climate change?

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Yes but you don’t understand. It’s all to save the children, man

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      Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children

      Jokes aside, I don’t understand what’s happening at all. The gambling ad restrictions are a good thing, imo, but the misinformation bill was just going to cause trouble, as is this ridiculous social media age verification hoo haa they’re trying to implement