Pasta News Network - New Zealand

Australian Communications and Media Authority wants social media companies to hand over information on how they respond to complaints

Australia’s updated misinformation code still fails to tackle large-scale group messaging and needs tougher requirements for digital media companies to report on harm reduction, according to the media regulator.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority said it welcomed the new voluntary code of practice on disinformation and misinformation, released in late December but signalled it would continue to push for powers to compel social media companies to hand over information about how they are combatting misinformation and dealing with complaints.

If I remember correctly WhatsApp is very popular amongst politicians in Australia. Messages sent and received through WhatsApp do not fall under the regular record keeping rules.

Politcians are great misinformation spreaders.

Putting one and one together makes things very awkward.