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Will Nicholas

Labor defends power to deploy online 'sock puppets'

'Sock puppet' accounts will not have the power to spread disinformation, says Anika Wells. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

"Sock puppet" accounts will not have the ability to spread AI-generated propaganda or manipulate public debate under new social media laws, Labor has said.

Researchers and the government's eSafety Commissioner have previously had to jump through hoops to create undercover profiles if they wanted to catch out companies behaving badly.

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