ABC chair warns Australia ‘flooded’ with misinformation days after government abandons bill to tackle social media content

The ABC’s chair Kim Williams calls for more investment in the public broadcaster as a counter to the “flood” of online misinformation and disinformation, days after the federal government’s decision to abandon legislation that would have forced social media giants to tackle harmful content on their platforms. The ABC’s chair Kim Williams calls for more investment in the public broadcaster as a counter to the “flood” of online misinformation and disinformation, days after the federal government’s decision to abandon legislation that would have forced social media giants to tackle harmful content on their platforms. ABC, Federal Government, Government and Politics, Broadcasting, Journalism, Media Industry, Internet Culture Latest business news