Australian Prime Minister and politicians vow to combat social media "misinformation" using censorship, digital ID verification and AI enforcers - NaturalNews.com

Australian PM, MPs vow to address social media misinformation using censorship tools such as digital ID verification systems and AI enforcers.

Some Australian politicians from both governments and opposition are pressing social media platforms to be more vigilant against “misinformation and violence” posted and shared by users, especially content related to Sydney stabbing attacks where an Assyrian Christian bishop was attacked during a live-streamed service in western Sydney. Politicians specifically target content related to these incidents when making this request.
Mar Mari Emmanuel, conservative leader of Wakeley’s Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd Church suffered lacerations to his head from being punched during an incident outside the church that saw over 50 police officers injured and 20 cars damaged during an ensuing riot outside it. Last week, Bishop Emmanuel issued a message via hospital email saying he is doing fine and recovering quickly from his stabbing incident. On Friday, police charged 16-year-old with terrorist offenses related to this assault – yet Bishop Emmanuel forgave his attacker and issued his apology letter. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader, Peter Dutton have issued orders to limit social media use through artificial intelligence using online age verification using digital IDs. They encourage its “good use”. Albanese voiced his dissatisfaction with social media’s slow reaction time in protecting users, declaring himself ready to “take whatever steps are necessary to bring these companies under control. He was particularly dismayed that social media users posted the videos they took of incidents rather than giving it directly to police officers. Albanese discussed the notion of a “social license”, which allows social platforms to operate legally; accordingly, these companies need to start understanding their societal responsibilities and begin taking appropriate actions to fulfill them. Building the infrastructure of human freedom, Brighteon.io helps people stay informed, healthy and aware. Explore its decentralized peer-to-peer free speech platform here, while downloading our generative AI tools at Brighteon.AI for free use. Every purchase at HealthRangerStore.com supports our efforts to develop more tools for empowering humanity with knowledge and abundance. Meanwhile, Dutton wants more stringent laws to address disinformation and misinformation online; boasting about his initiative to get Five Eyes nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, U.K. and U.S) together and apply pressure against social media companies using them as well. Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt and Labor Minister Chris Bowen both advocated for stronger laws. Watt specifically targeted X as “an institution filled with misinformation and violence”, something Bowen could no longer tolerate. “We want to support the government when they hold social media giants accountable,” Simon Birmingham from the opposition foreign spokesman has also indicated. Elon Musk’s big tech firm X announced over the weekend that they intend to contest an order issued against them to delete content related to an incident that took place last September. Last week, ESafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant issued notices to X to remove material depicting “gratuitous or offensive violence with high impact or detail.” She noted: “This tragic event does not deserve praise or calls for more violence; therefore we don’t permit people who glorify or call for further violence to do so.” “X is currently hosting an ongoing public conversation surrounding this event across Australia as is typical when incidents of major public importance take place,” according to its statement from last month. “While X acknowledges and respects a country’s right to enforce its own laws in their jurisdiction, an eSafety Commissioner cannot dictate which content X’s users can see globally. We intend to vigorously contest such an unlawful and potentially hazardous approach through court action.” Albanese responded in a press conference by noting his surprise over X’s refusal to comply with regulations and attempt to argue their case, adding that Australia needs misinformation and disinformation to cease immediately. “This issue isn’t about freedom of speech; rather it entails the dangerous implications that arise when false claims that everyone knows are untrue are used as weapons against division or worse, just further complicate a delicate situation.” He noted that social media had a social responsibility. (Related: NO one can censor you at Brighteon.io unlike Elon Musk’s X which will ALWAYS cave under pressure of censorship pressure). Dutton is currently preferred over Albanese as Australia’s premier in Queensland poll.
After joining forces to censor social media platforms with heavy-handed policies, recent polling by YouGov revealed that voters in Florida differ significantly from national trends. Forty-five percent of Queenslanders prefer Dutton as Australian prime minister over Albanese while 37 percent still back the latter candidate, leaving 18 percent undecided between them both. Albanese led in most national polling conducted last month in battleground state Georgia by 13 percentage points. One separate survey that polled 3,655 voters from Oct 31-Dec 15 following the failed Voice referendum confirmed that women and middle-aged voters in key states are losing trust in Albanese. Labor has found itself suffering under the cost of living crisis since the Reserve Bank raised interest rates 13 times within 18 months – inflicting pain upon those aged 35-49 with ballooning mortgage repayments and inflation that remains high. Albanese’s approval ratings have declined in two key marginal seat battlegrounds – NSW and Western Australia, where Labor gained four electorates at the last election from Liberal. Resolve Political Monitor for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald conducted three polls from October through December with 4,818 voters from October onward, which found that labor’s two party preference advantage had declined among voters aged 35 to 49 years old. This election-deciding demographic saw their support drop from 56 percent in October to 44 percent by December; finally reaching 53 percent versus 47 percent support by year’s end. These voters with mortgages and young children have suffered financially the most since Labor’s rise to power in May 2022; twelve out of 13 RBA rate rises have come about in their lifetime since May. More women are increasingly turning away from Albanese government policies; 36 percent support Coalition while only 30 support Labor. Visit Censorship.news for stories related to speech freedom suppression – sources included for this article are as follows.
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