Contentious proposed bill would exclude professional news content, but News Corp worried that it would be considered a media service
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News Corp has raised concerns the federal government’s misinformation and disinformation bill could inadvertently capture its news sites due to its comments section, despite the legislation exempting news organisations.
The misinformation and disinformation bill introduced into parliament last month extended the existing industry code on misinformation by giving the Australian Communications and Media Authority powers to create an enforceable industry code, if industry self-regulation fails to address the threat.
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