Second Reading Speeches

Social Media (Protecting Australians from Censorship) Bill 2022

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
CHRISTENSEN, George, MP
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
46

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Summary

The bill: prohibits providers of large foreign social media services from de-platforming, or censoring the posts of, members of Parliament, candidates in elections, registered political parties or Australian journalistic enterprises; and prohibits providers of large foreign social media services from censoring philosophical discourse on their social media services.

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