Disinformation is setting us on a dark path. We need laws to protect us from billionaires, bigots, shysters and trolls | Alice Drury
The profit motives of big tech companies is wreaking havoc on our democracy. We need parliament to step in
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We know social media has the power to bring people together. Millions of Australians rely on networks such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X to stay up to date with news, friends, family and the wider world every single day.
But alongside the memes, social media platforms are allowing disinformation to spread like wildfire, with frightening repercussions. Big tech companies make decisions about what content to amplify, and thus have a huge degree of power over public discourse. With that power comes a responsibility to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Right now, they’re failing abysmally.
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