Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformation
Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformation
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Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformation
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
The cute thing about this is that there are no big fines for political parties, media pundits and companies, or influencers producing and disseminating disinformation — but the tech companies will get fined if they don't stop it spreading on their platforms.