{"id":645184,"date":"2024-11-24T13:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T10:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/australia-ditches-plans-to-fine-tech-giants-for-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T13:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T10:19:12","slug":"australia-ditches-plans-to-fine-tech-giants-for-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/australia-ditches-plans-to-fine-tech-giants-for-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/the-proposed-anti-misi.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/the-proposed-anti-misi.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/the-proposed-anti-misi.jpg\" alt=\"The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk\" title=\"The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Australia has ditched plans to fine <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country&#8217;s communications minister said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation outlined sweeping powers to fine tech companies up to five percent of their yearly turnover if they breached new online safety obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said she had dumped the bill after running into significant opposition in the country&#8217;s senate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on public statements and engagements with senators, it is clear that there is no pathway to legislate this proposal through the senate,&#8221; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed bill notably drew the ire of tech baron Elon Musk, who in September likened the Australian government to &#8220;fascists&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Australia has been at the forefront of global efforts to regulate the tech giants.<\/p>\n<p>The government will soon roll out a nationwide social media ban for children under 16.<\/p>\n<p>Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under separate laws tabled before Australia&#8217;s parliament on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2024 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformation (2024, November 24)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 25 November 2024<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2024-11-australia-ditches-fine-tech-giants.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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