politics Canberra, Australia
US criticism of Australia's digital duty of care bill draws Albanese response
The US government criticised Australia’s proposed digital duty of care bill and urged exemptions for US social media companies. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the reforms, saying they would give users more control over what they receive online.
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The US government submitted a response to Australia’s consultation on the draft digital duty of care bill.
2 of 2 sources“the US embassy made a rare submission on Australia's draft domestic laws”
AllegedThe US government called Australia’s proposed policy “extraterritorial censorship of protected speech”.
2 of 2 sources“the reforms would amount to an "extraterritorial censorship of protected speech"”