Nearly 20,000 individuals have signed a petition against federal laws targeting “misinformation” in Australia.
Former MP George Christensen warned the country could be plunged into an “Orwellian nightmare.”
“This proposed legislation aims to have so-called ‘misinformation’ removed from the internet by fining social media companies and other online companies that allow free speech,” he wrote on the Citizen Go website.
“The clock is ticking, and we must act now to protect our fundamental right to free speech. Sign our petition today to demand the government abandon this dangerous bill.”
In June, the federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023, which grants greater powers to the media regulatory body the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)….