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Response to the inquiry into administration of the referendum into an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
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This submission highlights that significant capacity gaps exist for mitigating electorally relevant mis and disinformation. It argues government should enforce necessary regulatory requirements that hold platforms accountable for the promotion of mis and disinformation, coupled with requirements for transparency to enable effective independent oversight.
The submission notes a comprehensive policy response is important as questions of online safety, electoral integrity, and digital platform market power are all connected. Self/co-regulation has not worked in Australia, with genuine proactive measures and meaningful cautionary investment from the platforms to act in the democratic interest being rare.
Government must proactively monitor and address disinformation. Engagement with digital platforms should cover the following areas:
- risk mitigation and safety measures
- content moderation
- notice and take-down
- third-party fact checking and transparency
- ensuring integrity in the promotion of political ads
- algorithmic prioritisation of quality news content over disinformation.
Is content over- or under-moderated in the Voice referendum debate?
