After Elon Musk compared the take-down order to something from a communist regime,politicians have lined up to slam the owner of X for acting like he is above the law.
The CSIRO/AEMO GenCost report has said for years,including during the time of Coalition governments,that wind and solar are the cheapest form of new energy for Australia,even when considering additional integration costs such as energy storage and transmission. Nothing has changed.
It feels like social media is deteriorating at rapid speed. But the horrific content we’ve seen this week is a symptom of a broader problem.
Political pressure on tech giants has grown throughout the week and leaders are fuming as misinformation and violent content continues to spread like “wildfire”.
In moments of stress or boredom,I find myself watching weird videos on social media. That’s not why I installed the app.
The response of politicians to the growing repugnance to social media’s malign influence following the Sydney stabbings is big on rhetoric,but a large gap yawns between their words and actions.
Furious Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will force social media companies to answer to government after the spread of misinformation had turned a “horrific week into something diabolical”.
Since the Bondi and western Sydney church stabbings,attention of politicians and analysts has turned to the role of social media in spreading false claims.
The misinformation and persistence of graphic videos can cause real harm to a huge audience.
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The social network complied with a request to remove the post vilifying an Australian trans rights activist,but says it will challenge the order in court.