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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Paul Karp

Australia’s media regulator to get new powers to crack down on online misinformation

Communications minister Michelle Rowland said the Australian Communications and Media Authority would be able to enact an enforceable industry code against online misinformation if industry self-regulation measures prove insufficient.
Communications minister Michelle Rowland said the Australian Communications and Media Authority would be able to enact an enforceable industry code against online misinformation if industry self-regulation measures prove insufficient. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The media regulator will gain new powers to impose a compulsory code of conduct against misinformation on digital platforms, Michelle Rowland has announced.

The communications minister revealed on Friday that the Australian Communications and Media Authority will also be given new information-gathering powers to assess how platforms, including social media companies, respond to misinformation and disinformation.

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