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US warns Australia’s social media reforms ‘facilitating censorship’

thehill.com · 12hShare

The U.S. on Tuesday warned that Australia’s social media algorithm reform proposals to notify users and provide content recommended via a default algorithm could be “facilitating censorship.” The U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia’s capital, stated in a formal submission that it had “serious concerns” about the Australian government’s goal with proposals “that dictate how platforms…

First report: ‘Facilitating censorship’: US slams PM’s social media reform rules — afr.com, 1d