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Alex Mitchell

New powers target media misinformation

Australia's media watchdog will have stronger powers to target the growing spread of misinformation and disinformation.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will get information-gathering and record-keeping powers in a federal government effort to create transparency around major platforms' efforts to combat misinformation.

It will also create an enforceable industry code to replace the voluntary code platforms have signed up to.

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