US warns Australia's social media reforms 'facilitating censorship'
The U.S. Embassy in Canberra expressed concerns that Australia's proposed social media algorithm reforms could facilitate censorship. The U.S. government formally questioned the proposal's impact on platform content moderation.
The U.S. on Tuesday warned that Australia's social media algorithm reform proposals to notify users and provide content recommended via a default algorithm could be "facilitating censorship." The U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia's capital, stated in a formal submission that it had "serious concerns" about the Australian government's goal with proposals "that dictate how platforms...
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