Tag: misinformation

Australia not equipped to handle deepfake electoral threat

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Deepfakes present a growing threat to the integrity of Australia’s electoral system, according to the head of the electoral commission, who has warned that the agency is not equipped...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A complaint against Meta over “potentially misleading” mis- and disinformation reporting in Australia has been dismissed by the industry group that counts the social media giant as a member....

ACMA flags new misinformation metrics for Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s communications regulator is developing a new set of metrics to boost visibility of the actions social media giants like Meta and TikTok are taking to combat harmful misinformation...

Musk shtick: X booted from industry’s misinformation code

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been kicked off the industry’s self-regulation effort on misinformation and disinformation because it removed user reporting tools and stopped...

Govt pushes back misinformation bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has pushed back controversial legislation to bring more oversight and enforcement against online information until next year to better define terms and add a carve out...

Digital platforms join misinformation plan pile on

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online platforms are railing against the Albanese government’s plan to combat misinformation and disinformation, warning draft legislation is poorly defined, hands the regulator too much power and could chill...

Twitter switches off misinformation reporting feature

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twitter has disabled a feature allowing users to report potentially misleading information on the social media platform, just weeks out from the vote for constitutional recognition of First Nations...