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Censorship or child safety? The fight over Australia's Digital Duty of Care bill

(Left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells (Right)Australian Opposition leader Angus Taylor) AAP  LUKAS (COCHAAPIMAGE (1).png
(Left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells (Right) Australian Opposition leader Angus Taylor. AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

The Coalition calls it a 'Trojan horse' for censorship, while the Greens say they'll work with Labor to strengthen it.


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By Tee Mitchell

Presented by Swati Sharma

Source: SBS


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The Coalition calls it a 'Trojan horse' for censorship, while the Greens say they'll work with Labor to strengthen it.


The government's draft Digital Duty of Care bill would let social media users switch off algorithmic feeds and force tech companies to screen out content that could cause children serious harm, with fines of up to $109 million.

The Coalition has refused to support it, arguing the powers it hands the Communications Minister amount to political censorship.

But the Greens want the government to go further on algorithms, autoplay and endless scrolling. Listen to the full podcast for more details.

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