‘Manosphere’ podcasts and moon-landing conspiracy theories to remain online under new laws, Wells says
Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells clarified that proposed digital duty of care laws are designed to regulate platform behavior rather than censor individual speech. She emphasized that controversial content like conspiracy theories will remain legal under the new framework.
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This addresses the ongoing global debate regarding the balance between online safety regulations and the protection of free speech on digital platforms.
The communications minister, Anika Wells, tells the National Press Club that the government won’t be ‘controlling free speech’ through Labor’s proposed digital duty of care laws. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP The communications minister, Anika Wells, tells the National Press Club that the government won’t be ‘controlling free speech’ through Labor’s proposed digital duty of care laws. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Australian politics ‘Manosphere’ podcasts and moon-landing conspiracy theories to remain online under new laws, Wells says Communications minister rebuts claims that Labor’s digital duty of care laws would lead to government control of speech
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