Tag: disinformation

New ‘Misinformation’ Law Gets the Balance of Power All Wrong

Commentary In June, the Albanese Labor government released an exposure draft of a dystopian proposed legislation that will empower a government body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), to police online “misinformation” and “disinformation.” The “Mis/Dis Bill” is accompanied by a guidance note with little transparency and an invitation to make a submission by…


Free Speech Takes a Backseat as Musk’s Twitter Threatened With $700,000 Daily Fines

Commentary Free speech is a precious thing. It deserves protection. It needs to be cherished. Free speech allows for new, even radical ideas to be considered. Without free speech, which is an expression of free thought, much of what is enjoyed and understood today would be denied us. In debates, the truth will ultimately win…


Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia

Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…


Musk’s Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia

Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…


Data Watchdog To Look Into Disinformation Units That Monitored COVID-19 Critics

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to question the government after reports surfaced over its use of disinformation units used to monitor lockdown critics. An ICO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times that it is looking to speak to the government after recent information came “to light” about its “broader use of personal data in…


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] Why WHO Believes Fighting ‘Disinformation’ Is Key in Next Pandemic

The World Health Organization is now working to get global authority to manage pandemics. And in their new guidelines on the “Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats,” the infodemic is back. It states that as a form of “community protection,” it needs a form of “infodemic management,” as well as “collaborative surveillance.” It states, “Infodemic…


Why WHO Believes Fighting ‘Disinformation’ Is Key in Next Pandemic

The World Health Organization is now working to get global authority to manage pandemics. And in their new guidelines on the “Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats,” the infodemic is back. It states that as a form of “community protection,” it needs a form of “infodemic management,” as well as “collaborative surveillance.” It states, “Infodemic…


The Deplatforming of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’: More Coverage From Tracy Beanz

Commentary Our lawyers in Missouri v. Biden were in court last week seeking a temporary injunction to halt the government’s censorship industrial complex. In our petition, we explained how this regime has been functioning with the following analogy: “Suppose that the Trump White House, backed by Republicans controlling both Houses of Congress, publicly demanded that all libraries…


Russia Linked to Hoax Job Ad Offering Ukrainian Mercenaries UK Citizenship

A “job” offering citizens from the Middle East and North Africa UK or EU citizenship in return for fighting in Ukraine, has been linked to a Kremlin “disinformation” campaign. The European Commission told The Epoch Times that the fake advertisement—posted on an international employment website—bears the hallmarks of Russia’s “twisted narrative”. The false recruitment campaign…


ANALYSIS: Conduct of Trump Town Hall Suggests CNN Has No Intention of Moving to the Center

News Analysis Meet the new CNN, same as the old. Despite its effort to be perceived as moving towards the political center, CNN’s town hall with Trump triggered criticism from both sides of the aisle and did little to shake the perception of the network’s left-wing bias, according to media experts. Trump appeared on CNN…