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In January this year, the federal government proposed legislation that seeks to curb the online spread of false and misleading information.

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"The comments by Mr Sandilands were overly disparaging and insulting.”

Claim comes despite draft of bill explaining media regulator will not be empowered to request specific content be removed from digital platforms

Acma report shows locally made children’s television content shrank from 605 hours to just 95

The Coalition now opposes the type of social media regulation it supported in government – and its about-face is aimed at fuelling the campaigning journalism of Labor’s critics

An urgent problem for governments around the world in the digital age is how to tackle the harms caused by mis- and disinformation, and Australia is no exception.

The Australian government has introduced legislation that would require social media companies to adopt an industry standard on battling disinformation. The law would force social media companies to keep records of how they enforce that standard and give the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) the power to obtain those…

The media and communications watchdog's priorities for the next 12 months include looking after customers in financial hardship.

A mechanic company which sent nearly two million texts and emails that failed to meet spam law requirements has been slapped with a $1 million fine.

The communications watchdog has imposed a record fine on the Commonwealth Bank for sending out millions of marketing emails that breached spam laws.