Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defends planned social media reforms amid US backlash
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is defending proposed digital duty of care laws against criticism from the US government. Simultaneously, President Donald Trump has rejected global AI regulation, rebranding the technology as 'super intelligence'.
Why it matters
The clash highlights a growing international divide between nations seeking to regulate tech giants and the US administration's push for deregulation.
Anthony Albanese takes a selfie with US President Donald Trump in New York. ( Supplied: X )
The prime minister has said he will "always stand up for Australian interests" amid criticism from the US about the government's social media reforms.
It comes as US President Donald Trump slapped down the idea of global AI safeguards and rebranded AI as "super intelligence".
Regarding global safeguards on AI, Mr Albanese said he will "wait and see" the outcome of a meeting between Mr Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" criticism of Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, as the US president rejected a push from Australia and other countries to impose artificial intelligence safeguards.
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