Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law.
“Elon Musk’s had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra,”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday called the Australian government “fascists” over plans to crack down on misinformation online.
Social media companies could face fines up to 5% of their global revenue if they enable the spread of misinformation, under a law proposed Thursday by Australia’s Labor government.
Tech platforms would be required to establish codes of conduct for how to stop dangerous misinformation from spreading, which would have to be approved by a regulator. Platforms that failed to do so would be fined and required to follow a standard set by the regulator instead.
Musk, who considers himself a free speech advocate, made the one-word comment in a repost on his social media platform X of an article about the proposed legislation.
Australian officials accused Musk of hypocrisy.
“Elon Musk’s had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra,”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday called the Australian government “fascists” over plans to crack down on misinformation online.
Social media companies could face fines up to 5% of their global revenue if they enable the spread of misinformation, under a law proposed Thursday by Australia’s Labor government.
Tech platforms would be required to establish codes of conduct for how to stop dangerous misinformation from spreading, which would have to be approved by a regulator. Platforms that failed to do so would be fined and required to follow a standard set by the regulator instead.
Musk, who considers himself a free speech advocate, made the one-word comment in a repost on his social media platform X of an article about the proposed legislation.
Australian officials accused Musk of hypocrisy.
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